War Memorial Park
War Memorial Park is a historic site in New York, at a recorded elevation of 40 m. Mount Aspetong stands 229 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Port Chester Fire Department, a park 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
Park in Westchester County, New York, United States of America; geonames ID = 5126577.
Wikidata Q34849016, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 40 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 5.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 12.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Ridge: 0.4 mi
- High Point: 6.0 mi
- Kennelwood Hill: 6.1 mi
- Round Hill: 6.8 mi
- Palmer Hill: 6.9 mi
- Hawthorne Beach: 1.5 mi
- Rye Beach: 2.9 mi
- Oakland Beach: 3.1 mi
- Harbor Point Beach: 4.2 mi
- Greenhaven Beach: 4.4 mi
- MNH Outpost: 0.3 mi
- The Westchester Children’s Museum: 2.8 mi
- Bruce Museum: 2.9 mi
- Neuberger Museum of Art: 3.3 mi
- Neuberger Musuem of Art: 3.3 mi
- José Martí: 0.4 mi
- The Millenium Sundial: 3.3 mi
- Pollinator Pathway Mural: 3.9 mi
- Stamford Cone: 7.5 mi
- Samford Sign: 7.6 mi
- Port Chester Fire Department: 0.1 mi
- Port Chester Fire Station: 0.4 mi
- Westchester County Justice Court (Town of Rye): 0.5 mi
- Abendroth Park: 0.7 mi
- John Lyon Park: 0.8 mi
- Bush-Lyon Homestead: 0.7 mi
- House Of Sports: 9.2 mi
- Darien Arts Center: 10.8 mi
- Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 11.1 mi
- Headless Horseman Statue: 11.3 mi
- South Lake Walk: 2.0 mi
- West Woodland Walk: 2.1 mi
- Water Lily Garden: 2.2 mi
- Japanese Iris Garden: 2.3 mi
- East Woodland Walk: 2.3 mi
- Spanish American War Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Civil War Monument Park: 0.6 mi
- Korean War Veterans Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Morgan Stanley September 11th Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Greenwich Civil War Monument: 3.4 mi
- Caroline Place: 1.3 mi
- Delacorte/Hubbard Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Mccabe: 1.9 mi
- Island Beach: 2.0 mi
- Rye Nature Center: 2.1 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 2.8 mi
- Upper Education Area: 12.8 mi
- Lower Education Area: 12.8 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 13.3 mi
- Raven's Rock: 9.7 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 11.5 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Palisades: 12.7 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 6.9 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 9.4 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 10.1 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 10.9 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 15.0 mi
- Farms Falls: 8.8 mi
- Sheep Falls: 20.4 mi
- The Loch: 20.8 mi
- Devil's Glen Falls: 23.7 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 12.9 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 12.9 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 22.4 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 23.4 mi
- Cuties Island: 8.8 mi
- The Silver Spring: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of War Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Aspetong | N 6° | 229 m | 15.4 mi |
| Guard Hill | N 354° | 226 m | 13.9 mi |
| Chappaqua Hill | NNW 337° | 219 m | 12.5 mi |
| Sarles Hill | NNW 329° | 216 m | 11.6 mi |
| Hook Mountain | WNW 302° | 214 m | 15.0 mi |
| McKesson Hill | NNW 339° | 213 m | 13.4 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | NW 316° | 211 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Nebo | WNW 283° | 208 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westchester CO AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/231179127
Day trips start here
- Port Chester · 0 mi
- Rye Brook · 1 mi
- Harrison · 2 mi
- Rye · 2 mi
- Purchase · 3 mi
- Mamaroneck · 5 mi
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