- Elevation, modelled
- 30 m
- Tallest summit within 23.4 miles
- Buttermilk Hill211 m · 22.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway9.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7967, -73.7002
Heroes' Plaza is a park in New York, at a modelled 30 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Manhasset WWI Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 9.2 miles off.
- Operated by
- Manhasset Park District
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Heroes' Plaza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buttermilk Hill | NNW 345° | 211 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NW 326° | 208 m | 21.1 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | N 350° | 180 m | 21.6 mi |
| Round Hill | N 4° | 172 m | 21.3 mi |
| Cooney Hill | N 355° | 170 m | 21.1 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | N 351° | 156 m | 18.9 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | NNW 340° | 147 m | 21.6 mi |
| Beaver Hill | NNW 340° | 140 m | 19.8 mi |
- 9.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 14.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 16.6 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Manhasset WWI Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Manhasset Gold Star Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Manhasset Park Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Manhasset Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Manhasset Gold Star Monument: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Mary Jane Davies Green: 0.1 mi
- Park Avenue Park: 0.1 mi
- Manhasset Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Veterans of Foreign War Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Plandome Pond Park: 0.5 mi
Gardens
- Freddy's Garden: 0.7 mi
- Greentree Walled Garden: 1.0 mi
- Colonial Garden: 1.7 mi
- Formal Garden: 3.1 mi
- Neily's Garden: 3.3 mi
Museums
- Science Museum of Long Island: 1.3 mi
- Sands-Willets Homestead: 1.7 mi
- Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society: 1.7 mi
- Polish American Museum: 2.3 mi
- Roslyn Landmark Society: 2.6 mi
Beaches
- Leeds Pond Beach: 1.5 mi
- Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 1.6 mi
- PWEA Beach: 1.7 mi
- Baxter Estates Village Beach: 2.6 mi
- Parsons Beach: 3.3 mi
Artworks
- St. Francis Statue: 1.7 mi
- Mackay Horse Tamer: 2.7 mi
- Dog: 3.1 mi
- Mackay Horse Tamer: 3.2 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Harbor Hill Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Barbara Johnson Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Virginia Point: 2.6 mi
- Hempstead Harbor Natural Preserve: 3.2 mi
- William Cullen Bryant Preserve: 3.2 mi
Peaks
- Queens High Point: 2.9 mi
- Harbor Hill: 3.2 mi
- Mill Neck Peak: 9.8 mi
- Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 10.5 mi
- Janes Hill: 11.1 mi
Attractions
- Cherry Circle & Four Season Border: 7.3 mi
- Circle Garden: 7.3 mi
- Wetland & Woodland Garden: 7.3 mi
- Pinetum: 7.3 mi
- Unity Garden: 7.4 mi
Picnic sites: 35
- West Lindens: 7.8 mi
- Lindens B: 7.8 mi
- North Maples: 7.9 mi
- Lindens A: 7.9 mi
- Cedars: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Cooper Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Palisades: 14.2 mi
- Palisades: 15.2 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 5.0 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 6.0 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 12.5 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 17.1 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- The Falls: 9.7 mi
- The Loch: 13.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 16.8 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 16.8 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 17.4 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 19.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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 | 71 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 6 mi away.
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