Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County
Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County is an attraction in New York, at a modelled elevation of 161 m. Oak Mountain stands 358 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Signature Gateway, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 3.0 miles off.
Spanning both sides of South Avenue, connected by the underground pedestrian tunnel "Central Library Tunnel", the Rundel Memorial Library Building and Bausch & Lomb Public Library Building make up the Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County.
The story
library in Rochester, New York, United States
Wikidata Q7379766, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Monroe County Public Library System
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Owen's Point · 6 mi
- Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Signature Gateway: 0.0 mi
- Mill Wheel: 0.0 mi
- River Currents: 0.0 mi
- Water Table: 0.1 mi
- I ❤️ ROC: 0.3 mi
- Rundel Memorial Library: 0.0 mi
- Broad Street Bridge: 0.1 mi
- Main Street Bridge: 0.2 mi
- Times Square Building: 0.2 mi
- Harro East Ballroom: 0.5 mi
- South Avenue Garage Pocket Park: 0.0 mi
- Cornerstone Park: 0.1 mi
- Blue Cross Arena Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Washington Square Park: 0.1 mi
- Aqueduct Park: 0.2 mi
- Civil War monument: 0.1 mi
- Rochester Veterans Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial: 0.2 mi
- Liberty Pole: 0.3 mi
- Monument to the Founders of Spiritualism: 0.3 mi
- Pinnacle Hill: 1.7 mi
- Cobbs Hill: 2.0 mi
- Methodist Hill: 6.7 mi
- Craig Hill: 6.8 mi
- Paddy Hill: 7.3 mi
- Rochester Auto Museum: 0.2 mi
- National Museum of Play at The Strong: 0.4 mi
- Rochester Contemporary Art Center: 0.4 mi
- High Falls Museum: 0.7 mi
- Memorial Art Gallery: 1.0 mi
- Dorris Carlson Reading Garden: 0.0 mi
- 490 Farms: 1.0 mi
- Garden of Fragrance: 1.0 mi
- Good Luck Garden: 1.2 mi
- Swillburg Comm. Garden: 1.3 mi
- Upper Falls: 0.2 mi
- High Falls: 0.6 mi
- Middle Falls: 1.9 mi
- Lower Falls: 2.0 mi
- Norton’s Falls: 2.6 mi
- Windsor Beach: 6.9 mi
- Ontario Beach: 7.4 mi
- Hamlin Beach: 22.9 mi
- Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse: 6.8 mi
- Keeper's House: 6.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Mountain | SSE 154° | 358 m | 20.6 mi |
| Jakman Hill | S 185° | 357 m | 21.8 mi |
| Baptist Hill | SSE 157° | 356 m | 23.4 mi |
| Hopper Hills | SSE 156° | 335 m | 15.8 mi |
| Allens Hill | SSE 169° | 317 m | 22.4 mi |
| Woodchuck Hill | SSE 168° | 297 m | 19.0 mi |
| Taft Hill | SSE 165° | 287 m | 19.8 mi |
| Baker Hill | SE 132° | 282 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:11 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:52 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester GTR Intl, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/638436737
Day trips start here
- Farmington · 19 mi
- Palmyra · 20 mi
- Williamson · 22 mi
- Canandaigua · 25 mi
- Newark · 27 mi
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