Chemung County's First Traffic Fatality Memorial
Chemung County's First Traffic Fatality Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 518 m. Buck Mountain stands 638 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Comfort Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Inscription
- On July 5, 1914 The late Dr and Mrs Sherman Voorhees and son were involved in one of Chemung County's 1st automoblie accident. Mrs Voorhees was instantly killed. A Cross was erected in her memory and bears the following inscription," This Spot is Sacred b
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Comfort Hill: 0.4 mi
- Green Hill: 2.3 mi
- Doty Hill: 2.4 mi
- Oak Hill: 5.8 mi
- Shoemaker Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Elmer Goodwin Park: 2.6 mi
- Toll Bridge Park: 2.9 mi
- Chapel Park: 3.2 mi
- Cypress Street Park: 3.3 mi
- Dunn Memorial Field: 3.5 mi
- Newtown Battlefield Monument: 2.5 mi
- Elmira Police Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Korea and Vietnam War Memorial: 4.4 mi
- WWI Memorial: 4.4 mi
- WWII Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Ashland Historical Society: 1.1 mi
- Chemung Valley History Museum: 4.2 mi
- National Soaring Museum: 9.0 mi
- Horseheads Historical Society: 9.8 mi
- Big Flats Historical Society: 11.7 mi
- Tanglewood Nature Center: 7.4 mi
- Plymouth Woods Nature Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Maple Hill State Forest: 8.9 mi
- Steege Hill Nature Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Wildwood Nature Reserve: 14.9 mi
- Labrador Duck: 4.0 mi
- Spanish-American War Statue: 4.4 mi
- Thomas K. Beecher Statue: 4.4 mi
- Mark Twain: 5.0 mi
- Olivia Langdon: 5.0 mi
- Deckertown Falls: 21.9 mi
- Shequaga Falls: 22.1 mi
- Aunt Sarah's Falls: 22.6 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 24.3 mi
- Central Cascade: 24.3 mi
- Little Joe Tower: 16.5 mi
- Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes: 16.9 mi
- Larry the Elk: 20.0 mi
- Luther's Mills Covered Bridge: 20.4 mi
- Devils Elbow: 22.9 mi
- Point O'Rocks: 23.0 mi
- Glen Cathedral: 24.3 mi
- Nichols Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 20.1 mi
- Round Top Recreation Area: 13.7 mi
- Railroad Springs: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Chemung County's First Traffic Fatality Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Mountain | SW 232° | 638 m | 12.6 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | WSW 255° | 592 m | 13.7 mi |
| Saxtons Knob | SW 215° | 576 m | 10.8 mi |
| Thompson Hill | S 180° | 573 m | 6.3 mi |
| Baker Hill | SSW 209° | 572 m | 6.6 mi |
| Rowley Hill | SSW 208° | 570 m | 7.9 mi |
| Norway Hill | WSW 251° | 570 m | 10.2 mi |
| Benson Knob | SSW 210° | 568 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:05 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:54 | 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 | 25 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elmira, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6371251505
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