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World War Two Memorial

World War Two Memorial from directly overhead

World War Two Memorial is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Camden Shipyard & Maritime Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 12 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Dedicated to the Men and Women of the Eighth Ward Who Served Their Country Faithfully in World War Two
Getting there

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Coordinates39.92001, -75.11948

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Waterfront South Rain Gardens: 0.1 mi
  • Liney Ditch Park: 0.2 mi
  • Phoenix Park: 0.4 mi
  • Elijah Perry Park: 0.5 mi
  • Waterfront Walkway: 0.5 mi
Artworks
  • Peace: 0.2 mi
  • Land Buoy: 1.4 mi
  • William “Wild Bill” Guarnere: 1.7 mi
  • Edward “Babe” Heffron: 1.7 mi
  • Lady of the Park: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Healing Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Daly St Community Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Bodine St. Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Moore Street Community Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Manton Street Garden: 1.9 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
  • Centennial Arboretum: 6.6 mi
  • Timber Creek Park: 6.8 mi
  • Almonesson Creek Park: 7.0 mi
  • Stafford's Woods Disc Golf Course: 9.1 mi
  • Taylor Wildlife Preserve: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 36
  • Picnic Grove: 4.1 mi
  • Bird Lake Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Picnic Area #1: 6.2 mi
  • Picnic Area #2: 6.2 mi
  • Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
Peaks: 30
  • Fairmount: 4.6 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Georges Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Hutton Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Blueberry Hill: 10.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Washington Lake Beach: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of World War Two Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillWNW 298°188 m23.3 mi
Mount MiseryWNW 302°176 m22.1 mi
Ebright AzimuthWSW 255°137 m22.0 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 337°136 m11.9 mi
Hunting HillW 279°125 m17.7 mi
Camp HillNNW 344°104 m15.0 mi
Militia HillNNW 336°104 m15.1 mi
Sugarloaf HillNNW 334°102 m12.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5220:33
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1915:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353745566675807872604940
Precip in3.63.34.54.04.14.84.74.94.94.13.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Franklin Inst, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3666609030

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