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Westfield World War I Memorial

Westfield World War I Memorial from directly overhead

Westfield World War I Memorial is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Mount Freedom stands 341 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Westfield Vietnam War Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

About

The story

NJ Transit rail station

Dates from 1892.

Wikidata Q7988635, matched on coordinates and name (241 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1923-nov-11
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.64965, -74.35056
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Westfield Vietnam War Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Westfield 9/11 Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Westfield World War II Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Garwood War Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Holocaust Memorial: 2.0 mi
Parks
Museums
Gardens
  • Tamaques Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Shakespeare Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Reeves-Reed Arboretum: 5.3 mi
  • Millburn Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Habitat: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Peaks
Attractions
  • African Adventure: 8.9 mi
  • Amazing Asia: 8.9 mi
  • Australian Outback: 8.9 mi
  • Animal Ambassadors: 8.9 mi
  • Prairie Dog: 9.0 mi
Beaches: 50
Picnic sites: 35
  • Sky Top Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
  • Evergreen Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Oak Grove Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
  • Linden Airport mini-park: 6.1 mi
  • The Park: 8.0 mi
Waterfalls: 13
Cliffs: 11
  • Hawk Hill: 6.7 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 16.3 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 16.4 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 16.5 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Lighthouses: 3
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 7.9 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 18.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Westfield World War I Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount FreedomNW 318°341 m17.7 mi
Calais MountainNW 314°334 m17.2 mi
Watnong MountainNNW 332°295.7 m15.7 mi
Seward HillWNW 299°289 m19.5 mi
Randall HillNW 322°283 m20.6 mi
Union HillNNW 328°277 m16.8 mi
Sheep HillN 351°276 m18.9 mi
Trowbridge MountainNW 324°274 m16.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2719:5120:33
September equinox06:4618:2018:56
December solstice07:1915:5016:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542536272777568564638
Precip in3.73.34.44.14.24.55.34.14.24.43.64.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cranford, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4645809672

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