USS Maine Monument
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USS Maine Monument is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Christopher Columbus, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off.
The story
The USS Maine National Monument is an outdoor monument located at the Merchants' Gate entrance to Central Park, at Columbus Circle, in Manhattan, New York City. It was cast on September 1, 1912 and dedicated on May 30, 1913 to the men killed aboard USS Maine (ACR-1) when the ship exploded in Havana Harbor. In 1913, a USS Maine Monument designed by Harold Van Buren Magonigle was completed and dedicated in New York City. The monument consists of a pylon with a fountain at its base and sculptures by Attilio Piccirilli surrounding it. A sculpture group of gilded bronze figures atop the pylon represent Columbia Triumphant, her seashell chariot being drawn by three hippocampi, modeled by Audrey Munson. The bronze for this group reportedly came from metal recovered from the guns of the Maine. On the park side of the monument is fixed a memorial plaque that was cast in metal salvaged from the ship. It is not known how many of these plaques by sculptor Charles Keck were produced, but they can be found in many locations across the United States. They were cast by the Jno Williams Bronze Foundry and widely publicized. On April 22, 2021, the memorial was vandalized during a protest in Columbus Circle. The memorial was sprayed with graffiti including "ACAB" (meaning all cops are bastards) and "Stonewall was a Riot" (in reference to the Stonewall Riots that occurred in Greenwich Village on June 28, 1969).
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Dates from 1912-09-01.
Wikidata Q17198579, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1913-05-30
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 6.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Christopher Columbus: 0.0 mi
- The Duo: 0.1 mi
- Ignatius the Pilgrim: 0.2 mi
- Circle World 2: 0.2 mi
- Simple Justice: 0.2 mi
- Christopher Columbus Monument: 0.0 mi
- Damrosch Park: 0.3 mi
- Madison Lyden: 0.3 mi
- Richard Tucker: 0.4 mi
- Adventure Playground: 0.4 mi
- Columbus Circle: 0.0 mi
- Spyscape: 0.3 mi
- Central Park Carousel: 0.3 mi
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts: 0.3 mi
- Free Public Stargazing: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Arts and Design: 0.1 mi
- American Folk Art Museum: 0.3 mi
- MoMA: 0.5 mi
- Paley Center for Media: 0.6 mi
- Grolier Club: 0.7 mi
- Coliseum Park: 0.2 mi
- Rock Garden: 0.3 mi
- Barclays Capital Grove: 0.4 mi
- Temperate Territory: 0.4 mi
- Olmsted Flower Bed: 0.5 mi
- 30 Lincoln Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Balsley Park: 0.2 mi
- Robert Moses Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Dante Park: 0.3 mi
- St. Peter's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 0.3 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.8 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 4.3 mi
- Bird Island: 5.0 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 5.5 mi
- Vista Rock: 1.0 mi
- Summit Rock: 1.2 mi
- Kings Bluff: 2.1 mi
- Great Hill: 2.3 mi
- Mount Morris: 3.2 mi
- Hallet’s Cove: 2.4 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 2.6 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 3.6 mi
- Pebble Beach: 4.4 mi
- Street Seats: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 3.2 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 4.9 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 5.2 mi
- Palisades: 2.1 mi
- Palisades: 2.9 mi
- Palisades: 3.7 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Palisades: 8.8 mi
- The Loch: 2.1 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 7.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 7.4 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.4 mi
- The Falls: 11.1 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 3.9 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 14.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 14.8 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 21.2 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 21.2 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 4.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 11.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 20.7 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 20.8 mi
- Barber: 21.9 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.1 mi
- Tulip Springs: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of USS Maine Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 321° | 268 m | 18.0 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | WNW 303° | 263 m | 23.1 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 320° | 260 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 320° | 230 m | 17.8 mi |
| Campgaw Mountain | NNW 330° | 224 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 8° | 208 m | 19.6 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 319° | 185 m | 19.5 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 319° | 180 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/608965023
Day trips start here
- Manhattan · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Central Park · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Midtown East · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Upper West Side · 1 mi
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