Dr. Alexander J.C. Skene
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Dr. Alexander J.C. Skene is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is John F. Kennedy Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 11 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
A bronze bust of Alexander Skene is installed in Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza, in the U.S. state of New York.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q86289971, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1905
What to expect
How to reach it
- 11.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 12.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 29.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Gaynor Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Mount Prospect Park: 0.3 mi
- Pacific Park: 0.4 mi
- Dean Playground: 0.4 mi
- Elijah Stroud Playground: 0.4 mi
- Prospect Heights Community Farm: 0.3 mi
- St. Mark's Avenue/Prospect Heights Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Woodland Garden: 0.4 mi
- Osborne Garden: 0.4 mi
- Native Flora Garden: 0.4 mi
- Brooklyn Museum: 0.4 mi
- Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts: 0.8 mi
- Old Stone House: 0.8 mi
- Lefferts Historic House: 0.8 mi
- The Biggie Experience: 0.9 mi
- Hall of Animals: 0.7 mi
- Sea Lion Pool: 0.7 mi
- Animal Lifestyles: 0.7 mi
- Hamadryas Baboon: 0.7 mi
- Aviary: 0.7 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 2.1 mi
- Pebble Beach: 2.3 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 2.5 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 5.0 mi
- Monuments to Motherhood: 0.3 mi
- OY/YO: 0.4 mi
- Panther: 0.5 mi
- Rose: 0.8 mi
- General Edward Fowler: 0.9 mi
- Bird Island: 2.1 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 3.8 mi
- Four Sparrow Marsh: 6.1 mi
- Rookery: 6.3 mi
- Turtle Reintroduction Site: 6.3 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 0.7 mi
- Quaker Hill: 1.0 mi
- Willink Hill: 1.0 mi
- Breeze Hill: 1.1 mi
- Lookout Hill: 1.2 mi
- John F. Kennedy Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Henry W. Maxwell Memorial: 0.1 mi
- General Henry Warner Slocum: 0.1 mi
- General G. K. Warren: 0.1 mi
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch: 0.1 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 2.1 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 2.2 mi
- Freedom Field: 4.9 mi
- Street Seats: 5.3 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 0.7 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 0.9 mi
- Binnen Falls: 0.9 mi
- The Loch: 8.3 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 17.5 mi
- Palisades: 6.1 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 11.0 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 17.9 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 18.0 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 18.0 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 4.7 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 14.8 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 14.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 18.2 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 18.6 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 10.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 15.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.4 mi
- Barber: 18.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 21.8 mi
- Tulip Springs: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dr. Alexander J.C. Skene. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 330° | 268 m | 23.6 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 329° | 260 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 329° | 230 m | 23.4 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 327° | 185 m | 25.0 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 328° | 180 m | 24.7 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 304° | 179 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 292° | 175 m | 18.0 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NW 321° | 144 m | 22.7 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 | 15:49 | 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 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 1 mi
- Brooklyn/Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush · 2 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 3 mi
- Downstate New York · 3 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 3 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 3 mi
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