First East Rochester School Bell
First East Rochester School Bell 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 Centennial Walk, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 4.7 miles off.
The bell used by East Rochester's first school, built in 1898 and demolished in 1936. The school's cornerstone and bell were installed at Edmund Lyon Park in 1997 as part of the village's centennial celebration.
The story
town and village in Monroe County, New York, United States of America
Dates from 1906.
Wikidata Q3476557, matched on coordinates and name (353 m apart).
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 9 mi
- Owen's Point · 9 mi
- Paid viewfinder · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- East Rochester Centennial Walk: 0.0 mi
- East Rochester's Forever Young: 0.0 mi
- American Legion Post 1917 Veterans Tribute: 0.0 mi
- East Rochester Korea and Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.0 mi
- East Rochester's Station of Heroes: 0.0 mi
- Edmund Lyon Park: 0.1 mi
- Northside Park: 0.7 mi
- Concrest Park: 0.7 mi
- Rodney B. Janes Park: 0.8 mi
- Griffith Park: 1.4 mi
- Faith Hope and Charity: 0.9 mi
- Rebecca Well: 1.0 mi
- American Eagle: 1.1 mi
- Thomas Urban Way: 1.2 mi
- John R. Cavanaugh, C.S.B.: 1.2 mi
- Water Wheel: 4.4 mi
- Photo City Improv: 5.3 mi
- Royal Dynasty: 5.5 mi
- RBTL West Herr Auditorium Theatre: 6.2 mi
- West Herr Performing Arts Center: 6.3 mi
- Cobbs Hill: 4.8 mi
- Turk Hill: 5.0 mi
- Pinnacle Hill: 5.3 mi
- Hunt Hills: 5.9 mi
- Baker Hill: 6.1 mi
- Fairport Historical Museum: 2.2 mi
- Stone Tolan House: 3.5 mi
- Rochester Medical Museum and Archives: 4.8 mi
- George Eastman Museum: 5.6 mi
- Memorial Art Gallery: 6.1 mi
- Prayer Garden at Mary Magdalene Church: 0.2 mi
- Linear Garden: 4.7 mi
- Emmighausen Garden: 4.8 mi
- Wide Water Gardens: 5.3 mi
- Swillburg Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Postcard Falls: 2.2 mi
- Densmore Falls: 6.4 mi
- Upper Falls: 6.8 mi
- High Falls: 7.3 mi
- Middle Falls: 8.5 mi
- Windsor Beach: 11.4 mi
- Ontario Beach: 12.2 mi
- Kershaw Beach: 19.7 mi
- Kershaw Park Small Marine Craft Launch Area: 19.7 mi
- Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse: 11.7 mi
- Keeper's House: 11.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of First East Rochester School Bell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Mountain | S 169° | 358 m | 15.6 mi |
| Jakman Hill | SSW 204° | 357 m | 20.3 mi |
| Baptist Hill | S 171° | 356 m | 18.6 mi |
| Hopper Hills | S 179° | 335 m | 11.3 mi |
| Allens Hill | S 185° | 317 m | 18.9 mi |
| Woodchuck Hill | S 188° | 297 m | 15.6 mi |
| Taft Hill | S 184° | 287 m | 16.0 mi |
| Lincoln Hill | SE 144° | 285 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:10 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:52 | 16:38 |
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 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester GTR Intl, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8873518427
Day trips start here
- Farmington · 12 mi
- Palmyra · 13 mi
- Williamson · 17 mi
- Canandaigua · 19 mi
- Newark · 20 mi
- Finger Lakes Apple Country · 25 mi
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