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John Brown Memorial Statue

John Brown Memorial Statue from directly overhead

John Brown Memorial Statue is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 567 m. Algonquin Peak stands 1,555 m to the south, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is John Brown Farm State Historic Site, a attraction 0.1 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 0.3 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1935-05-09
Material
bronze
Inscription
John Brown | 1800-1859

How to reach it

Coordinates44.25254, -73.97144

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 57
  • Pulpit Rock: 4.0 mi
  • Weeping Winds: 4.5 mi
  • Moss Cliff: 6.4 mi
  • The Courthouse: 8.2 mi
  • Wallface: 8.5 mi
Parks: 35
  • Mid's Park: 2.7 mi
  • Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 2.8 mi
  • Brewster Park: 2.8 mi
  • Baldwin Park: 8.6 mi
  • Prescott Park: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 34
  • Monument Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Wanika Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Rocky Falls: 5.7 mi
  • MacIntyre Falls: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 18
Historic sites: 17
Nature reserves: 16
  • Henry's Woods: 1.0 mi
  • Heaven Hill Trails: 1.3 mi
  • Johns Brook Primitive Area: 8.7 mi
  • Bartlett Primitive Area: 8.9 mi
  • Tahawas Primitive Area: 11.9 mi
Museums: 9
Gardens: 4
  • Common Ground Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Peace Garden: 18.7 mi
  • Goolds Garden: 18.7 mi
  • Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 2.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 8.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Footbridge Park: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 21.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of John Brown Memorial Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Algonquin PeakS 186°1,555 m7.6 mi
Wright PeakS 183°1,389 m7.0 mi
Big Slide MountainSE 134°1,280 m7.0 mi
Nye MountainSSW 210°1,271 m5.2 mi
Phelps MountainSSE 159°1,268 m7.1 mi
Street MountainSSW 209°1,265 m5.8 mi
Cascade MountainESE 113°1,249 m6.0 mi
Porter MountainESE 115°1,240 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1319:5920:44
September equinox06:4418:1718:55
December solstice07:2915:3316:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151826395160646356443221
Precip in3.12.32.93.43.94.84.44.03.94.23.43.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3641161413

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