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Solar Sunflower

Solar Sunflower from directly overhead

Solar Sunflower is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Hurst Hill stands 412 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Shop One, a attraction 2.0 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 11 miles off.

What the record says

Material
solar

How to reach it

Coordinates43.05560, -77.69272

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Artworks
Parks
  • Destler and Johnson Quad: 2.1 mi
  • Infinity Quad: 2.1 mi
  • Pocket Park: 2.2 mi
  • Eastman Kodak Quad: 2.2 mi
  • Unity Quad: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Scholars' Bench: 2.2 mi
  • Tojo Memorial Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Ellingson Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Turntable Pit: 3.0 mi
  • Henrietta Veterans Memorial: 3.8 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 33
Gardens: 20
Waterfalls: 12
  • Upper Falls: 7.9 mi
  • High Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Honeoye Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Middle Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Lower Falls: 9.2 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Windsor Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Ontario Beach: 14.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Geneseo Rest Area: 23.7 mi
  • Mount Morris Rest Area: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Solar Sunflower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hurst HillSW 236°412 m23.3 mi
Turkey HillS 180°403 m21.8 mi
Henderson HillS 179°379 m20.1 mi
Skunk HillWSW 238°362 m21.9 mi
Pikes PeakSW 229°361 m21.6 mi
Booher HillS 187°360 m20.4 mi
Oak MountainSE 131°358 m17.7 mi
Jakman HillS 171°357 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4619:23
June solstice05:3220:1120:54
September equinox06:5918:3319:10
December solstice07:4015:5316:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262735475968727164524232
Precip in2.52.12.53.02.93.43.63.33.23.22.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester GTR Intl, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6411656819

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