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Frederick Douglass Memorial

Frederick Douglass Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Frederick Douglass Circle, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.

The story

The Frederick Douglass Memorial is a memorial commemorating Frederick Douglass, installed at the northwest corner of New York City's Central Park, in the U.S. state of New York. The memorial includes an 8-foot bronze sculpture depicting Douglass by Gabriel Koren and a large circle and fountain designed by Algernon Miller. Additionally, Quennell Rothschild & Partners is credited as the memorial's architecture, and Polich-Tallix served as the foundry. The memorial was dedicated on September 20, 2011, and was funded by the Percent for Art program and the, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

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Wikidata Q30681981, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
2011-09-20
Material
bronze

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.80065, -73.95814

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Artworks
Peaks
  • Great Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Mount Morris: 0.8 mi
  • Summit Rock: 1.4 mi
  • Vista Rock: 1.6 mi
  • Janes Hill: 2.6 mi
Attractions
Beaches
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 45
Cliffs: 16
  • Palisades: 1.8 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 2.4 mi
  • Palisades: 3.9 mi
  • Palisades: 6.0 mi
  • Palisades: 6.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • The Loch: 0.4 mi
  • The Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 9.6 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 17.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Frederick Douglass Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNW 313°268 m17.2 mi
Beech MountainNW 313°260 m18.3 mi
Mount CecchinoNW 312°230 m17.0 mi
Mount NeboN 5°208 m17.2 mi
Poacher PeakNW 311°185 m18.7 mi
Moon HillNW 311°180 m18.4 mi
Stony HillW 273°179 m14.9 mi
Mayapple HillW 264°175 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2519:5020:31
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/5764181388

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