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Monument of Ezra Cornell

Monument of Ezra Cornell, a historic site in New York
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Monument of Ezra Cornell, a historic site in New York
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Monument of Ezra Cornell, a historic site in New York
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Monument of Ezra Cornell, a historic site in New York
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Monument of Ezra Cornell, a historic site in New York
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Monument of Ezra Cornell, a historic site in New York
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Monument of Ezra Cornell is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 242 m. Virgil Mountain stands 643 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Alpha Phi Alpha memorial garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off.

About

The story

Ezra Cornell is a monumental statue on the Arts Quad on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The monument honors Ezra Cornell, the university's co-founder and namesake. The statue, designed by Hermon Atkins MacNeil, was dedicated in June 1919.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1919.

Wikidata Q102120061, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Ezra Cornell;MDCCCVII MDCC & XXIV
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.44902, -76.48521

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Peter Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Ithaca Falls Natural Area: 0.5 mi
  • Dryden Road Park: 0.5 mi
  • Rawlings Green: 0.5 mi
  • Treman Triangle Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 35
Waterfalls: 22
  • Rocky Falls: 0.2 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 0.2 mi
  • Triphammer Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Ithaca Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Potter's Falls: 2.4 mi
Attractions: 17
  • The Overlook At West Hill (housing for the elderly): 3.0 mi
  • Turn here for fresh eggs farm stand: 4.4 mi
  • Incodema: 4.5 mi
  • Stick And Stone Farm and CSA: 5.3 mi
  • Rt 96 Self Storage: 5.9 mi
Museums: 15
Gardens: 11
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 1
  • Black Lives Matter: 1.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Der deutsche Strand: 3.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Tamarack Spring: 9.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Monument of Ezra Cornell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Virgil MountainE643 m17.9 mi
Connecticut HillWSW638 m10.3 mi
Greek PeakE637 m17.4 mi
Star Stanton HillE612 m10.1 mi
Irish HillSW599 m15.0 mi
Hammond HillE598 m9.8 mi
Doll HillSW596 m11.0 mi
Beam HillE594 m9.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4119:18
June solstice05:3020:0520:47
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3315:5116:37

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232431445665696760493929
Precip in2.22.02.83.43.24.03.93.83.83.72.92.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ithaca Cornell Univ, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/5369329358

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