Benito Juárez
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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
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 7.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 25.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva: 0.1 mi
- William Earl Dodge: 0.1 mi
- Goethe: 0.1 mi
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: 0.1 mi
- Gertrude Stein: 0.1 mi
- The Guardians: Hero: 0.1 mi
- The Guardians: Superhero: 0.1 mi
- Thomas Hasting: 0.1 mi
- John Stewart Kennedy: 0.1 mi
- John M. Carrére: 0.1 mi
- Verizon Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Marsh & McLennan Public Space: 0.2 mi
- Herald Square: 0.3 mi
- McGraw-Hill Park: 0.4 mi
- Pershing Square: 0.4 mi
- Bryant Park: 0.1 mi
- Le Carrousel: 0.1 mi
- Stephen A. Schwarzman Building: 0.1 mi
- Times Square Ball: 0.2 mi
- Times Square: 0.2 mi
- Museum of Broadway: 0.2 mi
- Madame Tussauds New York: 0.3 mi
- The Morgan Library & Museum: 0.4 mi
- The AKC Museum of the Dog: 0.4 mi
- June 4th Memorial Exhibit: 0.5 mi
- Lobby Garden: 0.3 mi
- Clinton Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Amster Yard: 0.7 mi
- Alice's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Katharine Hepburn Garden: 0.8 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.1 mi
- Bird Island: 4.1 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.9 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 2.1 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.8 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.9 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.5 mi
- Vista Rock: 1.9 mi
- Kings Bluff: 2.1 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.1 mi
- Great Hill: 3.2 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.6 mi
- Street Seats: 1.9 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 4.1 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 4.2 mi
- Palisades: 2.2 mi
- Palisades: 3.2 mi
- Palisades: 3.8 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Palisades: 9.7 mi
- 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
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.1 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 15.4 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 15.5 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 20.2 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 20.3 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 5.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.8 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.9 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 20.0 mi
- Barber: 21.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 21.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 323° | 268 m | 18.7 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 305° | 263 m | 23.5 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 322° | 260 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 322° | 230 m | 18.4 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 332° | 224 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 8° | 208 m | 20.6 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 321° | 185 m | 20.1 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 321° | 180 m | 19.8 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 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/10246738230
Day trips start here
- Manhattan/Theater District · 0 mi
- Manhattan/Chelsea · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Gramercy Flatiron · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Midtown East · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 1 mi
- Hoboken · 2 mi
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