Historic site · New York
World War 1
World War 1 is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is General Slocum Disaster, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 4.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1926
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Greater love hath no man than this thata man lay down his life for his friends
How to reach it
Coordinates40.77935, -73.92331
- 4.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 5.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 22.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Astoria Park: 0.0 mi
- Chappetto Square: 0.3 mi
- Triborough Bridge Playground B: 0.3 mi
- Triborough Bridge Playground D: 0.4 mi
- Triborough Bridge Playground E: 0.5 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 60
- Two Coves Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Hellsgate Farms: 0.8 mi
- Humacao Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Pleasant Hill Garden: 1.2 mi
- Los Amigos Community Garden: 1.2 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 0.9 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Hazard Beach: 5.5 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 5.7 mi
- Dyckman Street Beach: 6.2 mi
Museums
- The Noguchi Museum: 1.2 mi
- Garbage museum: 1.2 mi
- Museum of the Moving Image: 1.6 mi
- El Museo Del Barrio: 1.7 mi
- Museum of the City of New York: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- Blackwell House: 2.0 mi
- Huddlestone Arch: 2.0 mi
- Eleanor Roosevelt High Residence: 2.1 mi
- Glen Span Arch: 2.2 mi
- Roosevelt Island Sign: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 2.8 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 4.0 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 4.4 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 5.5 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 6.5 mi
Peaks
- Mount Morris: 2.0 mi
- Great Hill: 2.2 mi
- Janes Hill: 2.3 mi
- Vista Rock: 2.4 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.5 mi
Historic sites: 57
- General Slocum Disaster: 0.0 mi
- Flight 587 November 12 2001 memorial: 0.3 mi
- Saint Tikhon: 1.7 mi
- Gas Explosion Empty Lot: 1.8 mi
- Burnett Memorial Fountain: 1.8 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 2.1 mi
- Street Seats: 2.4 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 6.9 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 7.1 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Coogan's Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Palisades: 4.1 mi
- The Palisades: 11.8 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 16.0 mi
- Sir Maginot Drop: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- The Loch: 2.2 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 8.3 mi
- Binnen Falls: 8.4 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 8.5 mi
- Great Falls: 16.5 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 6.7 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 11.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 11.9 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 22.3 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 6.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 14.0 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 23.5 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 23.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Barber: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of World War 1. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 313° | 268 m | 19.5 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 312° | 260 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 312° | 230 m | 19.3 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 359° | 208 m | 18.6 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 311° | 185 m | 21.1 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 311° | 180 m | 20.8 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 278° | 179 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 269° | 175 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguardia AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8079073041
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- Queens/Long Island City and Astoria · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Upper West Side · 3 mi
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