Marquis de Lafayette Monument
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Marquis de Lafayette Monument is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lesbian Herstory Archives, a museum 0.3 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 12 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Lafayette Memorial is a public memorial located in Brooklyn's Prospect Park in New York City. The memorial, designed by sculptor Daniel Chester French and architect Henry Bacon, was dedicated in 1917 and consists of a bas-relief of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette alongside a groom (speculated by some historians to be James Armistead Lafayette) and a horse.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1917-05-10.
Wikidata Q105616738, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1917-05-10
- Height
- 5.8 m
- Width
- 6.7 m
- Inscription
- The Marquis de Lafayette. This monument was erected and presented by Henry Harteau, a distinguished citizen of Brooklyn, to be an enduring tribute to the memory of one, who as friend and companion of the immortal Washington fought to establish in our …
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 12.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 13.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lesbian Herstory Archives: 0.3 mi
- Lefferts Historic House: 0.7 mi
- Old Stone House: 0.7 mi
- Brooklyn Museum: 0.8 mi
- Erasmus Hall Museum: 1.4 mi
- Panther: 0.3 mi
- Panther: 0.3 mi
- Monuments to Motherhood: 0.6 mi
- Civic Virtue Triumphant Over Unrighteousness: 0.8 mi
- Dragon Fountain: 0.8 mi
- Battle Pass Historic Marker: 0.5 mi
- Site of the Dongan Oak: 0.5 mi
- Maryland 400 Monument: 0.6 mi
- James Stranahan: 0.6 mi
- General G. K. Warren: 0.7 mi
- Plantville: 0.5 mi
- 6/15 Green: 0.6 mi
- Butterfly Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Mayrose Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Native Flora Garden expansion: 0.7 mi
- Hamadryas Baboon: 0.6 mi
- Animal Lifestyles: 0.6 mi
- Tufted Deer: 0.6 mi
- Aviary: 0.6 mi
- Hall of Animals: 0.6 mi
- Detective Joseph Mayrose Park: 0.6 mi
- Cuite Park: 0.7 mi
- Mount Prospect Park: 0.7 mi
- Concert Grove: 0.7 mi
- Seeley Playground: 0.8 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 2.4 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 2.5 mi
- Pebble Beach: 2.9 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 5.2 mi
- Canarsie Beach: 5.3 mi
- Bird Island: 2.5 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 4.6 mi
- Four Sparrow Marsh: 5.7 mi
- Turtle Reintroduction Site: 6.0 mi
- Rookery: 6.1 mi
- Quaker Hill: 0.3 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 0.4 mi
- Lookout Hill: 0.5 mi
- Breeze Hill: 0.7 mi
- Willink Hill: 0.7 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 2.4 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 2.6 mi
- Freedom Field: 4.8 mi
- Street Seats: 6.1 mi
- Palisades: 6.5 mi
- Palisades: 7.6 mi
- Palisades: 10.0 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Palisades: 15.8 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 0.3 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 0.4 mi
- Binnen Falls: 0.6 mi
- The Loch: 9.0 mi
- The Falls: 17.0 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 5.1 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 14.1 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 14.1 mi
- North Tower: 18.5 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 18.5 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 11.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 16.1 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 16.8 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 16.8 mi
- Barber: 17.4 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 21.5 mi
- Tulip Springs: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marquis de Lafayette Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 331° | 268 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 331° | 230 m | 23.8 mi |
| Stony Hill | NW 306° | 179 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | WNW 295° | 175 m | 18.0 mi |
| Packanack Mountain | NW 323° | 144 m | 23.0 mi |
| Riker Hill | WNW 299° | 134 m | 20.9 mi |
| Long Hill | W 276° | 126 m | 24.3 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 239° | 125 m | 8.5 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 | 15:49 | 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 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Brooklyn/Downtown · 2 mi
- Brooklyn/Williamsburg · 4 mi
- Downstate New York · 4 mi
- Manhattan/Chinatown · 4 mi
- Manhattan/East Village · 4 mi
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