Cannon
Cannon is a monument in Staten Island, New York. Cannon is situated nearby to Fort Wadsworth Visitor’s Center and Museum, as well as near the church Father Capodanno Memorial Chapel.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Verrazano–Narrows Bridge and Battery Weed.
Verrazano–Narrows Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge is a suspension bridge connecting the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City, New York, U.S. It spans the Narrows, a body of water linking the relatively enclosed New York Harbor with Lower New York Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Verrazano–Narrows Bridge is situated 3,500 feet east of Cannon.
Battery Weed
Military installation
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
Battery Weed is a four-tiered 19th century fortification guarding the Narrows, the main approach from the Atlantic Ocean to New York City. Located on the Staten Island waterfront on the west shore of the Narrows, directly across from Fort Hamilton and the now-destroyed Fort Lafayette in Brooklyn, the fort was intended to protect New York from attack by sea. Battery Weed is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Cannon.
Fort Wadsworth Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Wadsworth Light is a 1903 lighthouse built atop Battery Weed on Staten Island in New York Harbor. The light illuminates the Narrows, the entrance to the harbor. Fort Wadsworth Light is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Cannon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Wadsworth and Arrochar.
Fort Wadsworth
Neighborhood
Photo: whomever, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fort Wadsworth is a former United States military installation on Staten Island in New York City, situated on The Narrows, which divide New York Bay into Upper and Lower bays, a natural point for defense of the Upper Bay, Manhattan, and beyond.
Arrochar
Neighborhood
Arrochar is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City, United States. It is located directly inland of Fort Wadsworth and South Beach, on the east side of Hylan Boulevard south of the Staten Island Expressway; the community of Grasmere borders it on the west.
Cannon
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Staten Island, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.60369° or 40° 36′ 13″ northLongitude
-74.05794° or 74° 3′ 29″ westOpen location code
87G7JW3R+FROpenStreetMap ID
node 4148050758OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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