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World War 2

World War 2 from directly overhead

World War 2 is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is College Point Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 3.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
To honor those who served our country so honorably to preserve us a free nation
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.78611, -73.84587
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Museums
Gardens
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Deciduous Conifer Forest: 2.5 mi
  • Meadow: 2.6 mi
  • Herb Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Oak Allée: 2.6 mi
  • Pinetum: 2.6 mi
Peaks
  • Janes Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Maspeth Plateau: 4.7 mi
  • Mount Morris: 5.3 mi
  • Laurel Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Great Hill: 6.0 mi
Beaches
Picnic sites: 41
Cliffs: 19
  • Coogan's Bluff: 5.8 mi
  • Palisades: 7.7 mi
  • Palisades: 8.8 mi
  • Palisades: 9.2 mi
  • Palisades: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • The Loch: 6.0 mi
  • The Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 10.8 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of World War 2. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNW 305°268 m22.4 mi
Mount CecchinoNW 304°230 m22.2 mi
Mount NeboNNW 347°208 m18.6 mi
Reynolds HillN 10°180 m22.4 mi
Stony HillW 275°179 m20.9 mi
Kennelwood HillNNE 13°156 m20.0 mi
Kykuit HillN 0°147 m21.0 mi
Beaver HillN 3°140 m19.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2519:5020:31
September equinox06:4418:1818:54
December solstice07:1715:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546473797871604940
Precip in3.22.94.03.83.64.04.34.43.93.83.24.1

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13034944631

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