Major Moses Van Campen
Major Moses Van Campen is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 380 m. Jericho Hill stands 717 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Moss Lake, a nature reserve 3.0 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Here in 1782 Major Moses Van Campen, a soldier of the Revolution, captured by the Senecas, keepers of the Western Door of the Iroquois Confederacy, ran the gauntlet thirty rods west to their ancient council house, which is now preserved in Letchworth Park
How to reach it
- 26.3 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Hank Miller Memorial Field: 3.1 mi
- Village Park: 5.6 mi
- Hanging Bog Game Management Area: 8.7 mi
- Park Circle: 10.2 mi
- Wil-Mac Park: 14.4 mi
- Swift Hill: 5.8 mi
- Jacobs Hill: 7.6 mi
- Bush Hill: 10.6 mi
- Bald Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Grunder Hill: 11.1 mi
- Moss Lake: 3.0 mi
- Genesee Valley Greenway State Park: 3.7 mi
- Genesee Valley Greenway State Park: 3.7 mi
- Allen Lake State Forest: 4.4 mi
- Swift Hill State Forest: 4.9 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 5.6 mi
- First New York Dragoons Volunteers Civil War Monument: 12.6 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 14.7 mi
- Seneca Oil Spring Memorial: 15.7 mi
- William Pryor Letchworth Museum: 12.3 mi
- Humphrey Nature Center: 12.9 mi
- Terra Cotta: 21.2 mi
- Alfred Ceramic Art Museum: 21.2 mi
- Mather Homestead Museum: 22.6 mi
- hidden waterfall: 4.4 mi
- Genesee Falls Balloon: 11.1 mi
- Balloons Over Letchworth Launch: 12.0 mi
- Arcade and Attica Railroad Depot: 16.4 mi
- Hidden Valley Animal Adventure: 23.9 mi
- Upper Falls: 11.7 mi
- Middle Falls: 12.2 mi
- Lower Falls: 12.8 mi
- Warsaw Waterfall: 21.5 mi
- Keshequa Creek Falls: 22.2 mi
- Rock Garden: 21.3 mi
- Environmental Studies Garden: 21.4 mi
- Fassett Greenspace: 23.0 mi
- Growing Places Community Garden: 24.3 mi
- Parade Grounds Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- St Helena Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Hammock Haven: 21.4 mi
- Mary Jemison: 12.3 mi
- FIAT LUX!: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Major Moses Van Campen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jericho Hill | SE 128° | 717 m | 21.3 mi |
| Richburg Hill | S 179° | 709 m | 23.0 mi |
| Jordan Hill | S 186° | 708 m | 21.1 mi |
| Ben Socker Hill | SE 126° | 705 m | 23.0 mi |
| Bliven Hill | SSE 148° | 702 m | 17.7 mi |
| Laidlaw Hill | WSW 241° | 697 m | 21.3 mi |
| Johnson Hill | S 186° | 697 m | 21.7 mi |
| Oak Hill | SSE 151° | 696 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:11 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:58 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Angelica, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9834926053
Day trips start here
- Olean · 28 mi
- Cattaraugus County · 29 mi
- Ellicottville · 29 mi
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