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Civil War Monument

Civil War Monument from directly overhead

Civil War Monument is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 235 m. Frost Hill stands 696 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is General James S. Wadsworth Statue, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 29 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1915
Height
40'
Material
granite
Inscription
"IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF GENESEO WHO OFFERED THEIR LIVES IN DEFENSE OF THEIR COUNTRY"

How to reach it

Coordinates42.80020, -77.81532

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kelsey Field: 0.1 mi
  • Village Park: 0.5 mi
  • Highland Park: 0.6 mi
  • Boyd-Parker State Park: 2.9 mi
  • Long Point Park: 5.0 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 32
Attractions: 26
  • Grumman F6F Hellcat (Replica): 1.6 mi
  • Minnehans Fun Center: 5.7 mi
  • Marion Steam Shovel: 14.7 mi
  • Rolling Hills Asylum: 17.0 mi
  • Ira Bond Home site: 17.3 mi
Nature reserves: 23
Artworks: 20
Museums: 18
Waterfalls: 11
  • Fall Brook Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Triphammer Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Keshequa Creek Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Reynolds Gully Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Honeoye Falls: 15.4 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Spencer J. Roemer Arboretum: 0.8 mi
  • Honeoye Falls Community Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Growing Places Community Garden: 17.5 mi
  • RIT Community Garden: 20.8 mi
  • Bergen Community Garden: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Geneseo Rest Area: 5.1 mi
  • Mount Morris Rest Area: 5.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • St Helena Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
  • Parade Grounds Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Bristol Harbour Beach: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Civil War Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frost HillESE 108°696 m19.9 mi
Canadice HillESE 119°671 m17.1 mi
Cleveland HillESE 113°671 m21.6 mi
Worden HillESE 103°666 m20.3 mi
Quail HillESE 106°654 m18.9 mi
East HillS 187°623 m20.6 mi
Frog HillS 183°611 m18.1 mi
Marrowback HillSE 130°594 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:24
June solstice05:3420:1120:54
September equinox06:5918:3319:10
December solstice07:3915:5516:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232633455866706962514030
Precip in1.91.52.12.73.13.84.13.33.03.12.32.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Morris 2 W, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1005495170

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