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 Rosebank.

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.

Rosebank

Neighborhood

Rosebank is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island, one of New York City's five boroughs. It borders Clifton to the north, Arrochar to the south, and the Upper New York Bay to the east.

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
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Latitude

40.60369° or 40° 36′ 13″ north

Longitude

-74.05794° or 74° 3′ 29″ west

Open location code

87G7JW3R+FR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4148050758

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

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