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Henry W. Maxwell Memorial

Henry W. Maxwell Memorial, a historic site in New York
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Henry W. Maxwell Memorial, a historic site in New York
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Henry W. Maxwell Memorial, a historic site in New York
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Henry W. Maxwell Memorial, a historic site in New York
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Henry W. Maxwell Memorial, a historic site in New York
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Henry W. Maxwell Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is General Henry Warner Slocum, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 12 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Henry W. Maxwell Memorial is a public memorial located in Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza in New York City. The memorial, designed by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, consists of a bronze tablet featuring a relief of Maxwell, a local philanthropist and park commissioner, affixed to a boulder. The memorial was dedicated in 1903 at the intersection of Eastern Parkway and Flatbush Avenue. In 1912, the memorial was moved to its present location at Grand Army Plaza. In the 1970s, due to vandalism, the plaque was removed and placed in storage, with a replacement plaque affixed to the boulder in 1996. The original plaque is located in the Brooklyn Museum.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q105972948, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1903
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates40.67389, -73.96890
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Artworks
Gardens
Museums
Attractions
Beaches
Nature reserves
Peaks: 54
Picnic sites: 40
Cliffs: 14
  • Palisades: 6.2 mi
  • Palisades: 7.2 mi
  • Palisades: 9.4 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 11.1 mi
  • Palisades: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Ambergill Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 0.9 mi
  • The Loch: 8.4 mi
  • The Falls: 16.3 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 17.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Henry W. Maxwell Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNNW 330°268 m23.7 mi
Beech MountainNNW 329°260 m24.8 mi
Mount CecchinoNNW 329°230 m23.5 mi
Moon HillNNW 328°180 m24.8 mi
Stony HillWNW 304°179 m17.3 mi
Mayapple HillWNW 292°175 m18.1 mi
Packanack MountainNW 321°144 m22.8 mi
Riker HillWNW 297°134 m21.0 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:1715:4916:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536272787670584839
Precip in3.53.04.43.84.04.44.83.93.94.03.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/1251457358

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