Times Square Building
Times Square Building is an attraction in New York, at a modelled elevation of 155 m. Oak Mountain stands 358 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rochester Veterans Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 3.1 miles off.
Built for the Genesee Valley Trust Company, this iconic Art Deco skyscraper contains various commercial spaces. "The Wings of Progress" sit atop the structure and are one of the most recognizable elements of the Rochester Skyline.
The story
building in Rochester, New York, United States
Wikidata Q7806557, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1929-10-29
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Owen's Point · 6 mi
- Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rochester Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Monument to the Founders of Spiritualism: 0.2 mi
- Civil War monument: 0.4 mi
- Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial: 0.4 mi
- Liberty Pole: 0.4 mi
- Aqueduct Park: 0.1 mi
- Blue Cross Arena Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Genesee Crossroads Park: 0.2 mi
- South Avenue Garage Pocket Park: 0.2 mi
- Cornerstone Park: 0.3 mi
- I Am Speaking: 0.1 mi
- Water Table: 0.2 mi
- River Currents: 0.2 mi
- Mill Wheel: 0.2 mi
- Signature Gateway: 0.2 mi
- Main Street Bridge: 0.2 mi
- Broad Street Bridge: 0.2 mi
- Rundel Memorial Library: 0.2 mi
- Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County: 0.2 mi
- Harro East Ballroom: 0.6 mi
- Pinnacle Hill: 1.9 mi
- Cobbs Hill: 2.2 mi
- Craig Hill: 6.6 mi
- Methodist Hill: 6.6 mi
- Paddy Hill: 7.2 mi
- Rochester Auto Museum: 0.3 mi
- High Falls Museum: 0.5 mi
- National Museum of Play at The Strong: 0.6 mi
- Rochester Contemporary Art Center: 0.6 mi
- Susan B. Anthony House: 0.8 mi
- Dorris Carlson Reading Garden: 0.3 mi
- 490 Farms: 1.1 mi
- Garden of Fragrance: 1.3 mi
- Good Luck Garden: 1.4 mi
- Swillburg Comm. Garden: 1.5 mi
- Upper Falls: 0.2 mi
- High Falls: 0.5 mi
- Middle Falls: 1.7 mi
- Lower Falls: 1.9 mi
- Norton’s Falls: 2.5 mi
- Windsor Beach: 6.9 mi
- Ontario Beach: 7.4 mi
- Hamlin Beach: 22.7 mi
- Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse: 6.8 mi
- Keeper's House: 6.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Times Square Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Mountain | SSE 153° | 358 m | 20.7 mi |
| Jakman Hill | S 185° | 357 m | 21.8 mi |
| Baptist Hill | SSE 156° | 356 m | 23.5 mi |
| Hopper Hills | SSE 156° | 335 m | 15.9 mi |
| Allens Hill | SSE 168° | 317 m | 22.4 mi |
| Woodchuck Hill | SSE 167° | 297 m | 19.1 mi |
| Taft Hill | SSE 164° | 287 m | 19.8 mi |
| Baker Hill | SE 131° | 282 m | 12.6 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/108360410
Day trips start here
- Farmington · 19 mi
- Palmyra · 20 mi
- Williamson · 22 mi
- Canandaigua · 25 mi
- Newark · 27 mi
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