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Clarence Center Historical Marker

Clarence Center Historical Marker from directly overhead

Clarence Center Historical Marker is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Cobble Hill stands 515 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is J. Eschelman and Company Store, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 12 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

census-designated place in Erie County, New York

Wikidata Q3268649, matched on coordinates and name (204 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
Clarence Center: David Vantine opened a store on this site in 1829. The settlement was called Vantine's Corners...
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.01045, -78.63706

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Flight 3407 Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
  • Clarence Escarpment Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
  • Meadowlakes Park: 2.0 mi
  • Thompson Road Park: 2.6 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Museums: 52
Cliffs: 16
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 1.6 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 1.8 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 2.4 mi
  • old gravel pit: 3.5 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 3.5 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Peaks: 15
  • West Hill: 2.8 mi
  • East Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Saratoga Hill (9m): 8.8 mi
  • Nichols Hill: 16.7 mi
  • Sledding hill: 18.2 mi
Gardens: 15
  • Memorial garden: 7.4 mi
  • Rock garden: 7.6 mi
  • Grace Plaza: 7.6 mi
  • Grace Plaza: 7.6 mi
  • Kenan Center Gardens: 10.5 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Pavilion #2: 10.5 mi
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 13.5 mi
  • Eco Island: 19.1 mi
  • Locust Grove Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Bedford Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Emerald Beach: 15.5 mi
  • Gallagher Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Beaver Island Beach: 16.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Clarence Center Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cobble HillSE 133°515 m24.2 mi
East HillS 188°509 m24.8 mi
Crow HillSSE 162°500 m24.9 mi
Orr HillSE 131°497 m21.2 mi
Vermont HillSSE 167°488 m24.6 mi
East Boston HillS 189°486 m24.5 mi
Merchants HillESE 120°467 m23.4 mi
Poland HillSE 133°465 m20.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4919:27
June solstice05:3620:1520:58
September equinox07:0218:3619:14
December solstice07:4315:5716:43

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262634465867727063524131
Precip in3.32.52.93.43.43.43.23.24.14.03.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffalo, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13563308641

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