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José Martí

José Martí from directly overhead

José Martí is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Mount Aspetong stands 229 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Port Chester Fire Station, a park 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1976-01-28
Height
2 m
Material
steel
Inscription
Los niños son la esperanza del mundo. Children are the holb of the world JOSÉ MARTÍ 1853 - 1895 - · - Este monumento fue levantado por: RECUERDO DEL APÓSTOL DE LA INDEPENDENCIA CUBANA 28 de enero de 1976
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.00700, -73.66767

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Port Chester Fire Station: 0.3 mi
  • Westchester County Justice Court (Town of Rye): 0.4 mi
  • Port Chester Fire Department: 0.5 mi
  • John Lyon Park: 0.5 mi
  • Brookside Playground: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Bush-Lyon Homestead: 0.4 mi
  • House Of Sports: 9.5 mi
  • Darien Arts Center: 10.4 mi
  • Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 10.7 mi
  • Headless Horseman Statue: 11.6 mi
Museums
Peaks
Nature reserves
Beaches
Gardens
  • South Lake Walk: 2.1 mi
  • West Woodland Walk: 2.2 mi
  • Water Lily Garden: 2.3 mi
  • East Woodland Walk: 2.4 mi
  • Japanese Iris Garden: 2.4 mi
Artworks
  • The Millenium Sundial: 2.9 mi
  • Pollinator Pathway Mural: 3.5 mi
  • Stamford Cone: 7.1 mi
  • Samford Sign: 7.2 mi
  • Dancing Girl: 7.4 mi
Picnic sites: 25
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 2.9 mi
  • The Meadow: 10.3 mi
  • Upper Education Area: 12.6 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 12.7 mi
  • Excelsior Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 16
  • Raven's Rock: 9.9 mi
  • Northwest Bluff: 10.6 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 11.2 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 11.8 mi
  • Cooper Bluff: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Farms Falls: 8.6 mi
  • The Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Cascade: 19.9 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 20.1 mi
  • The Loch: 21.2 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 12.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 12.5 mi
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 22.8 mi
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 19.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of José Martí. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AspetongN 4°229 m15.3 mi
Guard HillN 353°226 m13.8 mi
Chappaqua HillNNW 335°219 m12.5 mi
Sarles HillNNW 327°216 m11.7 mi
Hook MountainWNW 301°214 m15.2 mi
McKesson HillNNW 337°213 m13.4 mi
Buttermilk HillNW 314°211 m10.3 mi
Mount NeboWNW 282°208 m13.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2319:4920:31
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:1715:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239506069747265544435
Precip in3.22.54.14.23.94.34.14.44.94.33.64.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westchester CO AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12542085156

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