Tsentralnyy rayon in Sankt-Peterburg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia — Россия (Eastern Europe or Northern Asia)
1824 Flood
Photographed by Charles Berman, December 2, 2021
1. 1824 Flood Marker
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In 1824 on the 7th of November at two o’clock in the afternoon, water stood higher than the normal level by 12 feet 10 inches at the indicated mark between the letters A and B.
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Location. 59° 56.723′ N, 30° 19.555′ E. Marker is in Sankt-Peterburg, Leningrad Oblast. It is in Tsentralnyy rayon. It is on Millionnaya Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Millionnaya St 5/1, Sankt-Peterburg, Leningrad Oblast 19118-6, Russia. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe and on the Pacific Rim. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Soviet Union and also the Russian Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 1924 and 1975 Floods (here, next to this marker); 1752, 1777 and 1788 Floods (here, next to this marker); Kulikov Vladimir Evgenievich (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Carthouse (approx. 0.7 kilometers away in Sankt-Peterburg); Monument to Peter I (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Platz-Mayorsky House (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Shell traces (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); S. Shustov 19th Century Architecture (approx. 1.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sankt-Peterburg.
Also see . . . Flooding in Saint Petersburg at Wikipedia. (Submitted on February 11, 2025.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2024, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York. This page has been viewed 111 times since then and 15 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 26, 2024, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
