Weehawken Memorial World War
Weehawken Memorial World War is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hamilton Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off.
The story
Township in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.
Dates from 1859-03-15.
Wikidata Q176410, matched on coordinates and name (315 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- granite
- Inscription
- Their memory lives in the peaceful homes of a world saved from destruction
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 8.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 25.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Hamilton Park: 0.0 mi
- Louisa Park: 0.3 mi
- Weehawken Water Tower Park: 0.3 mi
- Garden Park: 0.3 mi
- Michael A. Leggiero Music Park: 0.3 mi
- Kings Bluff: 0.6 mi
- Vista Rock: 2.5 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.5 mi
- Great Hill: 3.4 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 3.5 mi
- USS Intrepid: 0.9 mi
- Royal Caribbean/Norweigan Cruise Pier: 1.0 mi
- Circle Line: 1.0 mi
- Fireboat John J. Harvey: 1.4 mi
- Lightship Frying Pan: 1.4 mi
- Intrepid Museum: 1.0 mi
- Hoboken Historical Museum: 1.5 mi
- National Academy of Design: 1.6 mi
- Gagosian: 1.7 mi
- American Folk Art Museum: 1.8 mi
- Alonso Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Clinton Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Alice's Garden: 1.5 mi
- Rock Garden: 1.6 mi
- Barclays Capital Grove: 1.7 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 1.7 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.9 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 4.2 mi
- Pebble Beach: 4.9 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 3.0 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 3.7 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 4.1 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 4.1 mi
- Celia Cruz: 0.7 mi
- Private Passage: 1.1 mi
- Clinton War Memorial (Doughboy): 1.2 mi
- Swinging Jenny: 1.3 mi
- Big Apple: 1.4 mi
- Weehawken 9/11 Memorial: 0.3 mi
- American War Memorial Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Hudson River Park: 1.1 mi
- S.S. United States Propeller: 1.1 mi
- New York Central Locomotive: 1.2 mi
- Street Seats: 3.8 mi
- The Backyard: 4.4 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 4.4 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 5.4 mi
- Palisades: 0.3 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 11.8 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 11.8 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 11.8 mi
- The Loch: 3.3 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.8 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 8.0 mi
- Binnen Falls: 8.1 mi
- Great Falls: 13.2 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.3 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 16.3 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 16.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.5 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 21.5 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 3.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 9.7 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.7 mi
- Tulip Springs: 14.5 mi
- Boiling Spring: 24.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 20.4 mi
- Barber: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Weehawken Memorial World War. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 325° | 268 m | 16.7 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | WNW 303° | 268 m | 22.3 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 304° | 263 m | 21.4 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 324° | 260 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 324° | 230 m | 16.4 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 334° | 224 m | 21.8 mi |
| LeGrande Hill | NW 325° | 219 m | 21.9 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNE 14° | 208 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9279216436
Day trips start here
- Weehawken · 0 mi
- Union City · 1 mi
- Hoboken · 2 mi
- Manhattan · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Chelsea · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Midtown East · 2 mi
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