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Benito Juárez

Benito Juárez is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off.

The story

Benito Juárez is an outdoor bronze sculpture of Benito Juárez by Moises Cabrera Orozco, located in Bryant Park in Manhattan, New York. Donated by the State of Oaxaca on behalf of the Mexican Government and the Mexican Trade Center, the portrait sculpture was cast in Mexico in 2002 and installed on October 9, 2004. It is the most recent statue in the park, and the first to depict a Mexican.

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Wikidata Q17509360, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
2004-10-09
Material
bronze

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.75443, -73.98427

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Beaches
Peaks
Artworks
Historic sites: 53
Picnic sites: 41
Cliffs: 10
  • Palisades: 2.2 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 5.9 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 13.9 mi
  • little daddy Maginot: 13.9 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • The Loch: 3.1 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Great Falls: 15.2 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 16.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Benito Juárez. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNW268 m18.7 mi
Waughaw MountainNW263 m23.5 mi
Beech MountainNW260 m19.7 mi
Mount CecchinoNW230 m18.4 mi
Campgaw MountainNNW224 m23.6 mi
LeGrande HillNW219 m23.8 mi
Mount NeboN208 m20.6 mi
Poacher PeakNW185 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2619:5020:31
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1715:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546372787669584839
Precip in3.63.24.34.14.04.54.64.64.34.43.64.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/10246738230

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