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Front Park Peace Memorial

Front Park Peace Memorial from directly overhead

Front Park Peace Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. South Hill stands 540 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is 100th NY Volunteer Infantry Civil War Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail runs past it. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

park in Erie County, New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q49492232, matched on coordinates and name (145 m apart).

What the record says

Material
bronze
Inscription
This unfortified boundary line between the Dominion of Canada and the United States of America should quicken the remembrance of the more than a century old friendship between these countries. A lesson of peace to all nations.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.90201, -78.89650

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Front Park: 0.1 mi
  • Rotary Park: 0.3 mi
  • 4th Street Park: 0.4 mi
  • Dortmund Park: 0.5 mi
  • Life Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 57
Museums: 49
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 15
  • Urban Roots: 0.9 mi
  • Lillion Batchelor Contemplative Garden: 1.0 mi
  • 5 Loaves Farm: 1.4 mi
  • Greenwood Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Trial Gardens: 1.7 mi
Waterfalls: 15
Cliffs: 15
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 11.6 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 13.3 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 14.2 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 14.6 mi
  • old gravel pit: 15.1 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Saratoga Hill (9m): 6.3 mi
  • West Hill: 15.9 mi
  • East Hill: 18.0 mi
  • East Boston Hill: 19.0 mi
  • Sledding hill: 19.4 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Emerald Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Gallagher Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Beaver Island Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Wendt Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Bennett Beach: 18.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 7.1 mi
  • Pavilion #2: 8.6 mi
  • Eco Island: 9.5 mi
  • Locust Grove Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Front Park Peace Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South HillSSE 151°540 m24.5 mi
Townsend HillSSE 159°533 m24.8 mi
East HillSSE 151°509 m19.6 mi
Vermont HillSE 131°488 m24.9 mi
East Boston HillSSE 151°486 m19.0 mi
Blanchard HillSSE 147°481 m21.7 mi
Rice HillSSE 161°466 m20.2 mi
East HillENE 70°239 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5119:28
June solstice05:3820:1520:59
September equinox07:0418:3719:15
December solstice07:4415:5916:45

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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7243489595

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