World War Memorial
World War Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 570 m. Whiteface Mountain stands 1,466 m to the northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Kate Smith Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 0.5 miles off. 234 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1929-09-02
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- On the Olympic Trail
- 13.5 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 23.2 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
Overlooks nearby
234 named places within 25 miles
- Cobble Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mount Whitney: 1.9 mi
- Seymour Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Hennessy Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Heaven Hill: 2.7 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 1.9 mi
- Moss Cliff: 4.8 mi
- Weeping Winds: 5.9 mi
- The Courthouse: 10.2 mi
- Wallface: 10.5 mi
- Monument Falls: 3.8 mi
- High Falls (Main): 6.9 mi
- High Falls (Mini): 6.9 mi
- High Falls (Rainbow): 7.0 mi
- High Falls (Climax): 7.0 mi
- Mid's Park: 0.3 mi
- Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 0.4 mi
- Brewster Park: 0.4 mi
- Baldwin Park: 7.1 mi
- Prescott Park: 7.4 mi
- Kate Smith Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Historic Marker for Timbuctoo: 1.4 mi
- 1980 Winter Olympic cauldron: 1.8 mi
- John Brown Memorial Statue: 2.3 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex: 2.2 mi
- Skyride: 2.2 mi
- Sky Flyer Zipline: 2.3 mi
- John Brown Farm State Historic Site: 2.3 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 5.5 mi
- Henry's Woods: 1.6 mi
- Heaven Hill Trails: 3.0 mi
- Bartlett Primitive Area: 8.8 mi
- Johns Brook Primitive Area: 10.6 mi
- Four Peaks Tract: 11.8 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 0.1 mi
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 0.1 mi
- Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 7.6 mi
- Historic Saranac Lake / Laboratory Museum: 7.8 mi
- Six Nations Indian Museum: 15.7 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 8.8 mi
- Goolds Garden: 16.8 mi
- Peace Garden: 16.8 mi
- Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 24.2 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 0.1 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 6.9 mi
- Tahawus: 16.6 mi
- Footbridge Park: 19.6 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of World War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteface Mountain | NE 36° | 1,466 m | 6.8 mi |
| Esther Mountain | NNE 33° | 1,293 m | 8.4 mi |
| Nye Mountain | SSW 196° | 1,271 m | 7.1 mi |
| Street Mountain | SSW 196° | 1,265 m | 7.6 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | SE 127° | 1,249 m | 7.6 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NE 37° | 1,242 m | 7.9 mi |
| Porter Mountain | SE 128° | 1,240 m | 8.2 mi |
| Kilburn Mountain | ENE 76° | 1,182 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:00 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:32 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13140988649
Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 20 mi
- Westport · 28 mi
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