Rochester Veterans Memorial
Rochester Veterans Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 149 m. Oak Mountain stands 358 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Cross Arena Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 3.1 miles off.
Located inside Blue Cross Arena, the War Memorial honors those who served their country throughout the history of the US and through the present day
What the record says
- Built
- 1955
- Material
- marble
- Inscription
- Built to honor those who served, that our country might endure
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Owen's Point · 6 mi
- Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Blue Cross Arena Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- Aqueduct Park: 0.1 mi
- South Avenue Garage Pocket Park: 0.2 mi
- Cornerstone Park: 0.2 mi
- Genesee Crossroads Park: 0.2 mi
- Broad Street Bridge: 0.1 mi
- Times Square Building: 0.1 mi
- Rundel Memorial Library: 0.1 mi
- Main Street Bridge: 0.1 mi
- Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County: 0.2 mi
- Water Table: 0.1 mi
- River Currents: 0.1 mi
- Mill Wheel: 0.1 mi
- Signature Gateway: 0.1 mi
- I Am Speaking: 0.2 mi
- Monument to the Founders of Spiritualism: 0.2 mi
- Civil War monument: 0.3 mi
- Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial: 0.3 mi
- Liberty Pole: 0.4 mi
- Triphammer Forge: 0.5 mi
- Pinnacle Hill: 1.8 mi
- Cobbs Hill: 2.2 mi
- Methodist Hill: 6.6 mi
- Craig Hill: 6.7 mi
- Paddy Hill: 7.2 mi
- Rochester Auto Museum: 0.2 mi
- National Museum of Play at The Strong: 0.5 mi
- Rochester Contemporary Art Center: 0.5 mi
- High Falls Museum: 0.6 mi
- Susan B. Anthony House: 0.9 mi
- Dorris Carlson Reading Garden: 0.2 mi
- 490 Farms: 1.1 mi
- Garden of Fragrance: 1.2 mi
- Good Luck Garden: 1.4 mi
- Swillburg Comm. Garden: 1.4 mi
- Upper Falls: 0.2 mi
- High Falls: 0.5 mi
- Middle Falls: 1.8 mi
- Lower Falls: 1.9 mi
- Norton’s Falls: 2.6 mi
- Windsor Beach: 6.9 mi
- Ontario Beach: 7.4 mi
- Hamlin Beach: 22.8 mi
- Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse: 6.8 mi
- Keeper's House: 6.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Rochester Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Mountain | SSE 153° | 358 m | 20.6 mi |
| Jakman Hill | S 185° | 357 m | 21.8 mi |
| Baptist Hill | SSE 156° | 356 m | 23.4 mi |
| Hopper Hills | SSE 156° | 335 m | 15.8 mi |
| Allens Hill | SSE 168° | 317 m | 22.4 mi |
| Woodchuck Hill | SSE 167° | 297 m | 19.0 mi |
| Taft Hill | SSE 165° | 287 m | 19.8 mi |
| Baker Hill | SE 131° | 282 m | 12.6 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/6818596979
Day trips start here
- Farmington · 19 mi
- Palmyra · 20 mi
- Williamson · 22 mi
- Canandaigua · 25 mi
- Newark · 27 mi
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