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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 192 m. Cobble Hill stands 515 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. 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 (408 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
Site of early grist mill constructed in 1842 by Robert Brown. Successively operated by Eli Herr, Abraham Gantz, Daniel Blocher, Alexander Burns and Oscar King. Destroyed by fire in 1888...
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.00797, -78.63731

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Flight 3407 Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
  • Clarence Escarpment Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
  • Meadowlakes Park: 2.0 mi
  • Thompson Road Park: 2.4 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Museums: 52
Cliffs: 16
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 1.5 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 1.7 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 2.2 mi
  • old gravel pit: 3.3 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 3.4 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Peaks: 15
  • West Hill: 2.7 mi
  • East Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Saratoga Hill (9m): 8.7 mi
  • Nichols Hill: 16.8 mi
  • Sledding hill: 18.3 mi
Gardens: 15
  • Memorial garden: 7.2 mi
  • Grace Plaza: 7.6 mi
  • Grace Plaza: 7.6 mi
  • Rock garden: 7.6 mi
  • Kenan Center Gardens: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Pavilion #2: 10.5 mi
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 13.4 mi
  • Eco Island: 19.1 mi
  • Locust Grove Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Emerald Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Bedford Beach: 15.5 mi
  • Gallagher Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Beaver Island Beach: 16.2 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 132°515 m24.1 mi
East HillS 188°509 m24.7 mi
Crow HillSSE 161°500 m24.7 mi
Orr HillSE 131°497 m21.1 mi
Vermont HillSSE 167°488 m24.5 mi
East Boston HillS 190°486 m24.4 mi
Merchants HillESE 120°467 m23.4 mi
Poland HillSE 132°465 m20.1 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/13563311900

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