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Peace Pole

Peace Pole from directly overhead

Peace Pole is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Rocky Hill stands 625 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Lexington Ave Peace Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 8.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
May Peace Prevail On Earth
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.66320, -73.76333

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lexington Ave Peace Park: 0.0 mi
  • Oak Street Playground: 0.1 mi
  • Orange Street Playground: 0.2 mi
  • Orange Street Playground: 0.2 mi
  • Henry Johnson Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Henry Johnson Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Spansh American War Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • 10th Ward Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • WWII Memorial, 11th Ward: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 47
Waterfalls: 36
  • Corning Cascade Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Lower Burden Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Upper Burden Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Lower Burden Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Smart's Cascade: 5.2 mi
Gardens: 35
Artworks: 29
  • Wild Rice: 0.8 mi
  • Geometric Mouse: 0.8 mi
  • I love NY: 0.8 mi
  • The Cathedral Evening: 0.8 mi
  • The Snake is Out: 0.8 mi
Attractions: 27
  • Tulip Festival: 0.7 mi
  • State Education Building Tours: 0.7 mi
  • New York State Capitol Tour: 0.8 mi
  • Empire State Plaza: 0.9 mi
  • New York State Museum Carousel: 1.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
Beaches: 7
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 4.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 11.6 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 14.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Peace Pole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky HillE 92°625 m19.5 mi
Unchachogue CreekWSW 256°597 m22.1 mi
Perigo HillE 89°571 m15.1 mi
Buck RockE 96°562 m19.2 mi
The GipfelE 98°561 m15.0 mi
Filkins HillWSW 255°550 m16.8 mi
Johnson HillESE 108°537 m16.1 mi
Dickinson HillENE 63°537 m19.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:1819:5420:37
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2315:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736486068737164514130
Precip in2.62.33.13.13.44.14.63.83.73.93.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albany Intl AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13072917029

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