Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Goethe, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off.
The story
An outdoor bronze portrait bust of German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe by sculptor Karl Fischer is installed on the south side of Bryant Park in Manhattan, New York. It is a replica of an iron and copper bust created by Fischer around 1832, the year of Goethe's death. Acquired by the Goethe Society of America in 1987, it was displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art until it was relocated to Bryant Park in 1932. Following its installation there, the iron and copper bust was replaced with a bronze casting and dedicated on February 15, 1932. The sculpture was refurbished in 1992 by the Bryant Park Restoration Corporation. The sculpture sits on a Swedish black granite pedestal.
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Dates from 1832.
Wikidata Q18148576, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1932-02-15
- Material
- bronze
What to expect
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
- 7.0 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
- Goethe: 0.0 mi
- Gertrude Stein: 0.0 mi
- “The Engineers Club”: 0.0 mi
- Wendell L. Willkie: 0.1 mi
- William Cullen Bryant: 0.1 mi
- Le Carrousel: 0.0 mi
- Bryant Park: 0.0 mi
- Stephen A. Schwarzman Building: 0.1 mi
- Times Square Ball: 0.3 mi
- Times Square: 0.3 mi
- Verizon Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Marsh & McLennan Public Space: 0.3 mi
- Herald Square: 0.3 mi
- Pershing Square: 0.3 mi
- Greeley Square Park: 0.4 mi
- The Morgan Library & Museum: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Broadway: 0.3 mi
- Madame Tussauds New York: 0.3 mi
- The AKC Museum of the Dog: 0.4 mi
- June 4th Memorial Exhibit: 0.4 mi
- Lobby Garden: 0.4 mi
- Amster Yard: 0.7 mi
- Katharine Hepburn Garden: 0.8 mi
- Alice's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Clinton Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.0 mi
- Bird Island: 4.0 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 5.0 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: 3.4 mi
- Vista Rock: 2.0 mi
- Kings Bluff: 2.1 mi
- Summit Rock: 2.2 mi
- Great Hill: 3.3 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.6 mi
- Street Seats: 1.9 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 3.9 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 4.2 mi
- Palisades: 2.3 mi
- Palisades: 3.2 mi
- Palisades: 3.9 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Palisades: 9.8 mi
- The Loch: 3.1 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 6.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 6.4 mi
- Binnen Falls: 6.4 mi
- The Falls: 12.0 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: 20.2 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 5.5 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.8 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 19.9 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 19.9 mi
- Barber: 21.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 21.7 mi
- Tulip Springs: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. 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 | 23.6 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 322° | 260 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 323° | 230 m | 18.5 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 332° | 224 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 8° | 208 m | 20.7 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 321° | 185 m | 20.2 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 321° | 180 m | 19.9 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.
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- Manhattan/Gramercy Flatiron · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 1 mi
- Hoboken · 2 mi
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