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Sylvester P. 'Sly' Bennett Jr.

Sylvester P. 'Sly' Bennett Jr. from directly overhead

Sylvester P. 'Sly' Bennett Jr. is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. East Hill stands 509 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Eden, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2025
Material
bronze
Inscription
Sylvester P. 'Sly' Bennett Jr. whether sidewalk or street or cafe where we'd meet as he slept 'neath trees tall he affected us all
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.92674, -78.87721

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Soldiers Circle: 0.2 mi
  • Bidwell Parkway: 0.2 mi
  • Lincoln Parkway: 0.3 mi
  • Richardson Olmsted Complex South Lawn: 0.3 mi
  • Chapin Parkway: 0.3 mi
Attractions
  • Delaware Park Rose Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Delaware Park Japanese Gardens: 0.6 mi
  • Bison: 1.4 mi
  • Vanishing Animals South: 1.4 mi
  • Gorilla: 1.4 mi
Museums: 49
Gardens: 15
  • Greenwood Garden: 0.6 mi
  • 5 Loaves Farm: 1.0 mi
  • Urban Roots: 1.1 mi
  • Lillion Batchelor Contemplative Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Walled Garden: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Waterfalls: 15
Cliffs: 15
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 10.0 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 11.8 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 12.6 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 13.1 mi
  • old gravel pit: 13.7 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Saratoga Hill (9m): 4.7 mi
  • West Hill: 14.5 mi
  • East Hill: 16.5 mi
  • Sledding hill: 17.8 mi
  • East Boston Hill: 20.1 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Emerald Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Beaver Island Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Gallagher Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Wendt Beach: 19.4 mi
  • Bennett Beach: 20.7 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Pavilion #2: 6.6 mi
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 7.5 mi
  • Eco Island: 9.0 mi
  • Locust Grove Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
  • Picnic Area #1: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sylvester P. 'Sly' Bennett Jr.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East HillSSE 155°509 m20.7 mi
East Boston HillSSE 156°486 m20.1 mi
Blanchard HillSSE 151°481 m22.7 mi
Rice HillSSE 165°466 m21.6 mi
East HillENE 75°239 m16.5 mi
West HillENE 75°228 m14.5 mi
Saratoga Hill (9m)ENE 69°180 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5019:28
June solstice05:3720:1520:59
September equinox07:0318:3719:15
December solstice07:4415:5816:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262634465867727063524131
Precip in3.32.52.93.43.43.43.23.24.14.03.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffalo, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13084947017

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