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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

Artworks
Parks
Museums
Beaches
Peaks
Picnic sites: 41
Cliffs: 14
  • Palisades: 2.2 mi
  • Palisades: 3.2 mi
  • Palisades: 3.8 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 5.9 mi
  • Palisades: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • The Loch: 3.1 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 6.5 mi
  • The Falls: 11.9 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 16.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Benito Juárez. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNW 323°268 m18.7 mi
Waughaw MountainNW 305°263 m23.5 mi
Beech MountainNW 322°260 m19.7 mi
Mount CecchinoNW 322°230 m18.4 mi
Campgaw MountainNNW 332°224 m23.6 mi
Mount NeboN 8°208 m20.6 mi
Poacher PeakNW 321°185 m20.1 mi
Moon HillNW 321°180 m19.8 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 5080 °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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