McMillan Monument
McMillan Monument is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. East Boston Hill stands 486 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Spirit of Womanhood, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 1.3 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- McMillan
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 11.6 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bridge overlook · 3 mi
- Buffalo City Hall Observation Deck · 3 mi
- Duck Blind · 4 mi
- North Viewing Blind · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Delaware Park: 0.1 mi
- Young Abraham Lincoln: 0.3 mi
- William McKinley Assassination Site: 0.5 mi
- Fireman Monument: 0.7 mi
- Buffalo Cultural Walk of Fame: 0.8 mi
- Lincoln Parkway: 0.4 mi
- Nottingham & Elmwood: 0.5 mi
- Soldiers Circle: 0.6 mi
- Chapin Parkway: 0.7 mi
- Richardson Olmsted Complex South Lawn: 0.8 mi
- Spirit of Womanhood: 0.0 mi
- Michelangelo's David: 0.3 mi
- Mozart in Delaware Park: 0.3 mi
- Stay: 0.4 mi
- The Rock Monument of Buffalo: 0.4 mi
- Delaware Park Rose Garden: 0.3 mi
- Delaware Park Japanese Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Bison: 0.7 mi
- Vanishing Animals South: 0.8 mi
- Gorilla: 0.8 mi
- Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society: 0.4 mi
- Buffalo History Museum - Resource Center: 0.8 mi
- Darwin D. Martin House: 1.0 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site: 2.2 mi
- North Hall - The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum: 2.2 mi
- Strawberry Island: 3.2 mi
- Motor Island Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
- Times Beach Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Tifft Nature Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Spicer Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi
- Greenwood Garden: 1.3 mi
- 5 Loaves Farm: 1.7 mi
- Urban Roots: 1.8 mi
- Lillion Batchelor Contemplative Garden: 2.2 mi
- Walled Garden: 2.3 mi
- Glen Falls: 6.6 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 14.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 14.6 mi
- American Falls: 14.6 mi
- Mattulke Falls: 15.2 mi
- Emerald Beach: 3.6 mi
- Beaver Island Beach: 4.6 mi
- Gallagher Beach: 6.3 mi
- Wendt Beach: 20.1 mi
- Bennett Beach: 21.3 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 9.4 mi
- old gravel pit: 13.2 mi
- Devil's Hole Gulch: 16.5 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 16.5 mi
- Niagara Glen: 16.6 mi
- Lighthouse Point Park: 4.0 mi
- Buffalo Main Light: 4.0 mi
- Buffalo North breakwater East end Light: 4.0 mi
- Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light: 6.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 24.7 mi
- Amanda's Place Pavilion: 7.5 mi
- Eco Island: 9.1 mi
- Locust Grove Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Eden Text Stop: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McMillan Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Boston Hill | SSE 158° | 486 m | 20.4 mi |
| Blanchard Hill | SSE 153° | 481 m | 22.9 mi |
| Rice Hill | SSE 166° | 466 m | 21.9 mi |
| East Hill | ENE 76° | 239 m | 16.0 mi |
| West Hill | ENE 76° | 228 m | 13.9 mi |
| Saratoga Hill (9m) | ENE 73° | 180 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:15 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:58 | 16:45 |
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 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffalo, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13208880662
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