José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
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José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Le Carrousel, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off.
The story
José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva, also known as the Andrada Monument, is an outdoor bronze sculpture of José Bonifácio de Andrada by José Otavio Correia Lima, located at Bryant Park in Manhattan, New York. It is 9 feet (2.7 m) tall and weights approximately 4,000 lbs. Lima was selected through a competition that was sponsored by the Brazilian government, which also donated $60,000 for the surrounding plaza and granite base.
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Dates from 1954.
Wikidata Q18151040, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1955-04-22
- Material
- bronze
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
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
- Le Carrousel: 0.0 mi
- Bryant Park: 0.1 mi
- Stephen A. Schwarzman Building: 0.1 mi
- Times Square Ball: 0.2 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: 0.4 mi
- Greeley Square Park: 0.4 mi
- Madame Tussauds New York: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Broadway: 0.3 mi
- The Morgan Library & Museum: 0.4 mi
- The AKC Museum of the Dog: 0.4 mi
- June 4th Memorial Exhibit: 0.4 mi
- Lobby Garden: 0.3 mi
- Clinton Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Alice's Garden: 0.7 mi
- Amster Yard: 0.8 mi
- Katharine Hepburn Garden: 0.8 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.1 mi
- Bird Island: 4.0 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.9 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
- The Guardians: Superhero: 0.1 mi
- The Guardians: Hero: 0.1 mi
- Needle Threading A Button: 0.1 mi
- Thomas Hasting: 0.1 mi
- Golda Meir: 0.1 mi
- Benito Juárez: 0.1 mi
- Goethe: 0.1 mi
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: 0.1 mi
- Gertrude Stein: 0.1 mi
- “The Engineers Club”: 0.1 mi
- Street Seats: 1.9 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 3.9 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 4.2 mi
- Palisades: 2.2 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 6.0 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 13.9 mi
- Big Ma Maginot Drop: 13.9 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 13.9 mi
- The Loch: 3.1 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 6.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 6.4 mi
- Binnen Falls: 6.4 mi
- Great Falls: 15.3 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.0 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: 5.4 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: 21.6 mi
- Tulip Springs: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva. 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 | 23.5 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 322° | 260 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 323° | 230 m | 18.4 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 332° | 224 m | 23.7 mi |
| LeGrande Hill | NW 323° | 219 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 8° | 208 m | 20.6 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 321° | 185 m | 20.1 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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Day trips start here
- Manhattan/Midtown East · 0 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 0 mi
- Manhattan/Chelsea · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Gramercy Flatiron · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 1 mi
- Hoboken · 2 mi
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