Historic site · New York
World War 2
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.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- To honor those who served our country so honorably to preserve us a free nation
How to reach it
Coordinates40.78611, -73.84587
- 3.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 7.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 19.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Lewis Howard Latimer House Museum: 1.6 mi
- Kingsland Homestead: 1.9 mi
- John Bowne House: 1.9 mi
- The Voelker Orth Museum: 2.1 mi
- Louis Armstrong House Museum: 2.3 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
- Pugsley Creek Park: 2.0 mi
- Virginia Point: 5.4 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 6.9 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 6.9 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 7.2 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
- Hallet’s Cove: 4.8 mi
- Parsons Beach: 4.9 mi
- Dyckman Street Beach: 7.3 mi
- Glen Island: 7.5 mi
- Hazard Beach: 7.5 mi
Artworks
- Poppenhusen: 0.1 mi
- Perpetual Nature: 1.6 mi
- Queens: 2.1 mi
- Tom Seaver: 2.1 mi
- Home Run Apple: 2.1 mi
Attractions: 56
- Deciduous Conifer Forest: 2.5 mi
- Oak Allée: 2.6 mi
- Pinetum: 2.6 mi
- Arboretum/Crabapple Grove: 2.6 mi
- Floral Border: 2.6 mi
Parks
- College Point Park: 0.0 mi
- Poppenhusen Triangle: 0.1 mi
- Poppenhusen Playground: 0.3 mi
- Playground 115: 0.4 mi
- Hermon A MacNeil Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 51
- Flushing Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Fox Oaks: 1.9 mi
- Weeping Beech Historical Marker: 1.9 mi
- Site of Shea Stadium Third Base 1964-2008: 2.1 mi
- Site of Shea Stadium Second Base 1964-2008: 2.1 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 5.2 mi
- Street Seats: 5.9 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 10.0 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 10.2 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Coogan's Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Palisades: 7.7 mi
- The Palisades: 12.0 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 19.7 mi
- Thor: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- The Loch: 6.0 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 10.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 10.7 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 10.8 mi
- Great Falls: 19.7 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 8.2 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 8.5 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 10.5 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 19.5 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 10.0 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 17.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of World War 2. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 305° | 268 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 304° | 230 m | 22.2 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | N 5° | 211 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNW 347° | 208 m | 18.6 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | N 10° | 180 m | 22.4 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 275° | 179 m | 20.9 mi |
| Cooney Hill | NNE 15° | 170 m | 22.5 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NNE 13° | 156 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| 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/13034944631
Day trips start here
- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 2 mi
- Queens/Jackson Heights · 3 mi
- Bronx · 4 mi
- Manhattan/Central Park · 6 mi
- Manhattan/Harlem and Upper Manhattan · 6 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 6 mi
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