Duke Ellington Memorial
Duke Ellington Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Africa Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
The Duke Ellington Memorial by Robert Graham is installed at Duke Ellington Circle in Manhattan, New York City, New York. The monument depicts Duke Ellington at a piano, supported by three columns depicting three caryatids each, known as his nine muses. It was cast in 1997 and dedicated on July 1 of that year. Pianist Bobby Short conceived of the memorial in 1979; it was the first statue erected in Ellington's honor in the United States.
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Wikidata Q86010273, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1997-07-01
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington | 1899-1974 | Orchestra Leader, Pianist, Composer | A gift to the City of New York | from | Bobby Short, Founder | Duke Ellington Memorial Fund | and thousands of | Ellington fans around the world | Dedicated July 1, 1997
What to expect
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 4.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 21.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- The Africa Center: 0.0 mi
- El Museo Del Barrio: 0.3 mi
- Museum of the City of New York: 0.3 mi
- The Studio Museum In Harlem: 0.8 mi
- Garbage museum: 0.8 mi
- 110th St Block Assoc. Garden: 0.1 mi
- Pueblo Unido Garden: 0.1 mi
- North Garden (French): 0.2 mi
- Center Garden (Italian): 0.3 mi
- Conservatory Garden: 0.3 mi
- Farmers Gate: 0.2 mi
- Fort Clinton: 0.2 mi
- Nutter's Battery: 0.2 mi
- Andrew Haswell Green Bench: 0.3 mi
- Burnett Memorial Fountain: 0.3 mi
- Peter Minuit Playground: 0.2 mi
- Martin Luther King Playground: 0.2 mi
- Mae Grant Playground: 0.3 mi
- White Playground: 0.4 mi
- 103rd Street Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Three Dancing Maidens – Untermyer Fountain: 0.2 mi
- La Luz Que Sale De La Obscuridad: 0.4 mi
- Growth: 0.6 mi
- Lafayette and Washington: 0.7 mi
- Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen: 0.7 mi
- Huddlestone Arch: 0.3 mi
- Glen Span Arch: 0.5 mi
- Taste Harlem Tour: 0.9 mi
- Abyssinian Baptist Church: 1.4 mi
- Original brown stone houses: 1.8 mi
- Great Hill: 0.5 mi
- Mount Morris: 0.6 mi
- Summit Rock: 1.4 mi
- Vista Rock: 1.6 mi
- Janes Hill: 2.2 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.0 mi
- Hazard Beach: 4.0 mi
- Dyckman Street Beach: 5.1 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 5.1 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 5.1 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- Cabrini Woods Nature Sanctuary: 4.3 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 4.7 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.9 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 0.7 mi
- Street Seats: 3.2 mi
- The Backyard: 6.6 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 7.3 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 7.5 mi
- Palisades: 2.3 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Palisades: 4.2 mi
- Palisades: 6.2 mi
- Palisades: 6.5 mi
- The Loch: 0.6 mi
- The Falls: 8.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 9.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 9.4 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 9.4 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 6.5 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 12.4 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 12.4 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 23.3 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 23.3 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.4 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 23.3 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 23.3 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 24.3 mi
- Barber: 24.5 mi
- Tulip Springs: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Duke Ellington Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 313° | 268 m | 17.7 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 312° | 260 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 312° | 230 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 4° | 208 m | 17.5 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 311° | 185 m | 19.3 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 311° | 180 m | 18.9 mi |
| Stony Hill | W 274° | 179 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 265° | 175 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/7123798395
Day trips start here
- Manhattan/Central Park · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Harlem and Upper Manhattan · 1 mi
- Manhattan · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Upper West Side · 2 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 3 mi
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