Historic site · New York
Zion Park War Memorial
Zion Park War Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Stony Hill stands 179 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pitkin Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 11 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1925
How to reach it
Coordinates40.66874, -73.91851
- 11.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 13.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 28.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Pitkin Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Zion Triangle: 0.0 mi
- Prospect Plaza Park: 0.2 mi
- Ten Neighbors Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Chester Playground: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- Fred McLeod Community Garden: 0.1 mi
- Eastern Parkway Farm: 0.1 mi
- Sterling Community Group Garden: 0.3 mi
- Preston Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Saint Mark's Block Association: 0.4 mi
Museums
- Weeksville Heritage Center: 0.5 mi
- Jewish Childrens Museum: 1.2 mi
- Brooklyn Children's Museum: 1.4 mi
- Brooklyn Museum: 2.4 mi
- Lefferts Historic House: 2.4 mi
Attractions
- Wyckoff House Museum: 1.7 mi
- Carousel: 2.4 mi
- Emu: 2.4 mi
- Duck and Waterfowl: 2.4 mi
- Red Panda: 2.4 mi
Beaches
- Canarsie Beach: 3.2 mi
- Pebble Beach: 4.5 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 4.6 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 5.3 mi
- Gerritsen Beach: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Spring Creek Park: 3.6 mi
- Rookery: 4.1 mi
- Bird Island: 4.7 mi
- Turtle Reintroduction Site: 4.7 mi
- Four Sparrow Marsh: 4.7 mi
Artworks
- Robert Fulton: 1.1 mi
- Shai Asia Semple: 1.6 mi
- Mathematical Star: 1.7 mi
- Yusuf Hawkins: 1.7 mi
- Tiger: 2.1 mi
Historic sites: 53
- Saratoga Park Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Ulysses S Grant: 1.9 mi
- Dawn of Glory: 2.0 mi
- Leah E. Sylvain: 2.0 mi
- Bushwick-Ridgewood War Memorial: 2.1 mi
Peaks: 48
- Willink Hill: 2.4 mi
- Breeze Hill: 2.6 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 2.7 mi
- Quaker Hill: 2.9 mi
- Lookout Hill: 2.9 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 4.6 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 4.7 mi
- Street Seats: 5.8 mi
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: 6.1 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Palisades: 8.3 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 11.4 mi
- The Palisades: 19.4 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 20.2 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 20.2 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 7.1 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 15.0 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 15.0 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 16.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Binnen Falls: 2.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 2.7 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 2.8 mi
- The Loch: 9.0 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 12.2 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 18.0 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 20.2 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 24.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Zion Park War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Hill | WNW 300° | 179 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 291° | 175 m | 20.7 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NW 317° | 144 m | 24.8 mi |
| Riker Hill | WNW 295° | 134 m | 23.5 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 245° | 125 m | 11.3 mi |
| Crawford Hill | SW 216° | 120 m | 23.7 mi |
| Harbor Hill | ENE 58° | 106 m | 17.2 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | SW 215° | 106 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| 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 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5419376881
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- Queens · 2 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 3 mi
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 4 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 5 mi
- Manhattan/East Village · 5 mi
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