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World War Veterans Monument

World War Veterans Monument from directly overhead

World War Veterans Monument is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 62 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rita Ley Triangle, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 0.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
"THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED IN HONOR OF THE MEN OF WOODLAWN HEIGHTS WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR 1917-1919 THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE HOWARD F. BUSE ALVAH E. KENNEDY F.X. LYNCH GEORGE MARTIN JARVIS P. ROGERS HERMAN H. SCHERR..."
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Coordinates40.89912, -73.87312
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rita Ley Triangle: 0.0 mi
  • General Joseph Stillwell Park: 0.5 mi
  • Coyne Park: 0.6 mi
  • Coyne Park: 0.6 mi
  • Muskrat Cove: 0.6 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums
Attractions
Gardens
Beaches
Nature reserves
Cliffs
Picnic sites: 43
Waterfalls: 12
  • The Falls: 1.9 mi
  • The Loch: 8.5 mi
  • Great Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 17.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of World War Veterans Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainWNW 286°268 m17.7 mi
Beech MountainWNW 287°260 m18.8 mi
Mount CecchinoWNW 285°230 m17.6 mi
Sarles HillNNE 14°216 m17.8 mi
Hook MountainN 351°214 m15.5 mi
Buttermilk HillNNE 12°211 m15.0 mi
Mount NeboNNW 345°208 m10.7 mi
Poacher PeakWNW 287°185 m19.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2519:5020:31
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:1715:4716:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343642536373787770584839
Precip in3.73.24.43.94.14.64.44.84.64.13.44.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bronx, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6532936756

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