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East Rochester's Station of Heroes

East Rochester's Station of Heroes from directly overhead

East Rochester's Station of Heroes is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 126 m. Oak Mountain stands 358 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is East Rochester Korea and Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 4.7 miles off.

The story

town and village in Monroe County, New York, United States of America

Dates from 1906.

Wikidata Q3476557, matched on coordinates and name (315 m apart).

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
ER Veteran's Memorial Station of Heroes: With profound respect from a grateful community to our brave veterans who served our nation in war

How to reach it

Coordinates43.10937, -77.48672

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Edmund Lyon Park: 0.1 mi
  • Northside Park: 0.6 mi
  • Concrest Park: 0.7 mi
  • Rodney B. Janes Park: 0.8 mi
  • Griffith Park: 1.5 mi
Artworks
Peaks
Museums: 39
Gardens: 31
Waterfalls: 11
Beaches: 4
  • Windsor Beach: 11.4 mi
  • Ontario Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Kershaw Beach: 19.7 mi
  • Kershaw Park Small Marine Craft Launch Area: 19.8 mi
Lighthouses: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of East Rochester's Station of Heroes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak MountainS 169°358 m15.6 mi
Jakman HillSSW 204°357 m20.3 mi
Baptist HillS 171°356 m18.6 mi
Hopper HillsS 179°335 m11.3 mi
Allens HillS 185°317 m18.9 mi
Woodchuck HillS 188°297 m15.6 mi
Taft HillS 184°287 m16.0 mi
Lincoln HillSE 144°285 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4519:22
June solstice05:3120:1020:54
September equinox06:5818:3219:09
December solstice07:3915:5216:38

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8726058151

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