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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 140 m. Oak Mountain stands 358 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Parents’ Sacrifice, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 4.0 miles off.

What the record says

Material
wood

How to reach it

Coordinates43.11649, -77.51255

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Rodney B. Janes Park: 0.6 mi
  • Concrest Park: 0.7 mi
  • Corbett's Glen Nature Park: 1.2 mi
  • Panorama Valley Park: 1.3 mi
  • Northside Park: 1.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 57
Museums: 38
Gardens: 22
Waterfalls: 11
Beaches: 4
  • Windsor Beach: 10.4 mi
  • Ontario Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Kershaw Beach: 20.9 mi
  • Kershaw Park Small Marine Craft Launch Area: 20.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Peace Pole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak MountainSSE358 m16.4 mi
Jakman HillSSW357 m20.3 mi
Baptist HillSSE356 m19.4 mi
Hopper HillsS335 m11.9 mi
Allens HillS317 m19.3 mi
Taft HillS287 m16.5 mi
Lincoln HillSE285 m23.2 mi
Baker HillSE282 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4519:22
June solstice05:3120:1020:54
September equinox06:5818:3219:09
December solstice07:3915:5216:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262735475968727164524232
Precip in2.52.12.53.02.93.43.63.33.23.22.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester GTR Intl, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11159804009

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