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Purple Heart Memorial

Purple Heart Memorial from directly overhead

Purple Heart Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. South Hill stands 540 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is USS Little Rock Anchor Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail runs past it. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates42.87859, -78.88212

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • USS Little Rock Anchor Monument: 0.0 mi
  • Western New York Vietnam Veterans Monument: 0.0 mi
  • Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • African American Veterans Monument: 0.0 mi
  • Pearl Harbor Memorial: 0.0 mi
Parks
Artworks
Attractions: 57
Museums: 49
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 15
Cliffs: 15
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 11.9 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 13.4 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 14.3 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 14.7 mi
  • old gravel pit: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 14
Peaks: 12
Beaches: 6
  • Emerald Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Gallagher Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Beaver Island Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Wendt Beach: 16.4 mi
  • Bennett Beach: 17.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 5.6 mi
  • Pavilion #2: 9.9 mi
  • Eco Island: 11.2 mi
  • Locust Grove Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Purple Heart Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South HillSSE 151°540 m22.8 mi
Townsend HillSSE 159°533 m23.0 mi
East HillSSE 150°509 m17.8 mi
Crow HillSE 126°500 m24.9 mi
Vermont HillSE 130°488 m23.3 mi
East Boston HillSSE 151°486 m17.3 mi
Blanchard HillSE 146°481 m19.9 mi
Rice HillSSE 161°466 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5119:28
June solstice05:3820:1520:58
September equinox07:0318:3719:15
December solstice07:4415:5916:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262634465867727063524131
Precip in3.32.52.93.43.43.43.23.24.14.03.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffalo, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11254346481

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