Poet's Garden
Poet's Garden is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Oak Mountain stands 358 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Highland Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 4.0 miles off.
Historic garden established in 1916 to honor William Shakespeare on the 300th anniversary of his death
What to expect
- Operated by
- Highland Park
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Owen's Point · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Highland Park: 0.1 mi
- Ellwanger Barry: 0.6 mi
- Marie Daley Park: 0.8 mi
- Persimmon Park: 0.8 mi
- Otto Henderberg Square Park: 0.9 mi
- Lilac Arches: 0.2 mi
- BoulevART: 0.5 mi
- Ore* (Crow statue): 0.8 mi
- The Four Muses: 1.1 mi
- George Eastman Statue: 1.1 mi
- Rundel Memorial Library: 1.6 mi
- Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County: 1.6 mi
- Broad Street Bridge: 1.6 mi
- Times Square Building: 1.6 mi
- Main Street Bridge: 1.7 mi
- Workers' Rights Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Remember Garden: 0.2 mi
- Warner Castle: 0.2 mi
- AIDS Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Pinnacle Hill: 1.1 mi
- Cobbs Hill: 1.9 mi
- Methodist Hill: 5.2 mi
- Craig Hill: 7.8 mi
- Paddy Hill: 8.8 mi
- National Museum of Play at The Strong: 1.5 mi
- Rochester Auto Museum: 1.8 mi
- Rochester Contemporary Art Center: 1.8 mi
- Susan B. Anthony House: 1.8 mi
- George Eastman Museum: 2.1 mi
- Erie Canal Nature Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Robert C. Corby Arboretum and Wildlife Sanctuary: 5.2 mi
- Former St. John Fisher Golf Course: 5.2 mi
- Wynd's Woods: 5.2 mi
- Brookedale Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Sunken Garden: 0.2 mi
- Pansy Bed: 0.3 mi
- 490 Farms: 1.0 mi
- Swillburg Comm. Garden: 1.1 mi
- Swillburg Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Upper Falls: 1.4 mi
- High Falls: 2.1 mi
- Middle Falls: 3.3 mi
- Lower Falls: 3.5 mi
- Norton’s Falls: 4.1 mi
- Windsor Beach: 8.5 mi
- Ontario Beach: 9.0 mi
- Hamlin Beach: 24.0 mi
- Kershaw Beach: 24.8 mi
- Kershaw Park Small Marine Craft Launch Area: 24.9 mi
- Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse: 8.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Poet's Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Mountain | SSE 151° | 358 m | 19.2 mi |
| Jakman Hill | S 186° | 357 m | 20.2 mi |
| Baptist Hill | SSE 155° | 356 m | 21.9 mi |
| Hopper Hills | SSE 154° | 335 m | 14.3 mi |
| Allens Hill | SSE 168° | 317 m | 20.8 mi |
| Taft Hill | SSE 164° | 287 m | 18.2 mi |
| Baker Hill | SE 126° | 282 m | 11.5 mi |
| College Hill | S 181° | 267 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:11 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:52 | 16:39 |
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 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester GTR Intl, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/10693801343
Day trips start here
- Farmington · 18 mi
- Palmyra · 19 mi
- Williamson · 22 mi
- Canandaigua · 24 mi
- Newark · 27 mi
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