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144 Million Gallons

144 Million Gallons from directly overhead

144 Million Gallons is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 194 m. Oak Mountain stands 358 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cobbs Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 2.6 miles off.

Plaque: Rochester's historic Cobbs Hill Reservoir is 25 feet deep and holds 144 million gallons of water. It was constructed in 1908 by Dennison and Company in the site of a former gravel quarry. Renowned United States park planners the Olmsted Brothers

How to reach it

Coordinates43.13956, -77.57230

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Cobb's Hill Park: 0.1 mi
  • Cobbs Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Oakdale-Mayflower Park: 0.4 mi
  • Mayflower-Warrington Park: 0.4 mi
  • Norris Drive Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Chubby & Firefighter: 1.2 mi
  • Big Pencil (Writers & Books): 1.2 mi
  • Balance: 1.2 mi
  • : 1.3 mi
  • : 1.3 mi
Museums: 37
Gardens: 31
Waterfalls: 11
Beaches: 5
  • Windsor Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Ontario Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Kershaw Beach: 24.0 mi
  • Kershaw Park Small Marine Craft Launch Area: 24.1 mi
  • Hamlin Beach: 25.0 mi
Lighthouses: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of 144 Million Gallons. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak MountainSSE 157°358 m18.9 mi
Jakman HillS 190°357 m21.0 mi
Baptist HillSSE 160°356 m21.8 mi
Hopper HillsSSE 161°335 m14.2 mi
Allens HillS 173°317 m21.1 mi
Woodchuck HillS 173°297 m17.7 mi
Taft HillS 170°287 m18.4 mi
Baker HillSE 134°282 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:23
June solstice05:3120:1120:54
September equinox06:5818:3219:10
December solstice07:4015:5216:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11749343425

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