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Westwood Fire Department Memorial

Westwood Fire Department Memorial from directly overhead

Westwood Fire Department Memorial is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Raccoon Brook Hill stands 353 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 9/11 Memorial, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 5.5 miles off.

The story

borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States

Wikidata Q1088095, matched on coordinates and name (531 m apart).

What the record says

Material
bronze

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.99324, -74.02901

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • 9/11 Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Christopher Scott Mueger: 2.2 mi
  • Roll of Honor: 2.4 mi
  • Harold E. Mulligan: 2.4 mi
  • Veteran's park: 2.8 mi
Parks
  • Veterans' Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Brookside Park: 0.4 mi
  • Hegeman Park: 0.5 mi
  • Hillsdale Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Beechwood Park: 0.7 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions
Cliffs
Beaches
Picnic sites: 22
  • Area B: 4.7 mi
  • Area C: 4.8 mi
  • Excelsior Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Alpine picnic area: 6.6 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Great Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 10.2 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 10.6 mi
  • The Falls: 12.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 21.4 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Westwood Fire Department Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Raccoon Brook HillNNW 336°353 m13.3 mi
Bald MountainNW 315°351 m12.5 mi
Ramapo TorneNNW 328°341 m13.0 mi
High MountainWNW 302°337 m12.6 mi
Panther MountainNNW 347°334 m13.7 mi
North CapeNW 311°332 m13.1 mi
Herman HillNW 313°328 m12.4 mi
Horse Stable MountainNNW 342°325 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2519:5120:32
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1815:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542536373787669574738
Precip in3.32.84.14.03.94.24.44.24.13.73.34.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Teterboro AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/4106002370

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