Seneca Oil Spring Memorial
Seneca Oil Spring Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 468 m. Alma Hill stands 777 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Reservation Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.
The story
Spring in Allegany County, New York, United States of America.
Wikidata Q35513520, matched on coordinates and name (24 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Seneca Oil Spring 1927 Forms the first chapter in the development of the petroleum industry in America - a gigantic world enterprise transforming modern life. Oil in American continent first recorded in this region by the Franciscan Friar in 1627
How to reach it
- 25.6 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Reservation Hill: 0.3 mi
- Burt Hill: 1.2 mi
- Union Hill: 2.8 mi
- Cuba Hill: 2.9 mi
- Keller Hill: 3.1 mi
- Genesee Park: 1.8 mi
- Willow Bank Park: 1.8 mi
- Chamberlain Park: 2.0 mi
- Genesee Valley Greenway Trail: 4.9 mi
- Hinsdale Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 12.6 mi
- Station of the Cross Marker 13: 13.6 mi
- Station of the Cross Marker 11: 13.6 mi
- Station of the Cross Marker 12: 13.6 mi
- Station of the Cross Marker 14: 13.6 mi
- Crab Hollow State Forest: 7.7 mi
- Hanging Bog Wildlife Management Area - Showy Lady Slipper: 8.6 mi
- Bush Hill State Forest: 9.2 mi
- Harwood Lake Multiple Use Area: 11.1 mi
- Farmersville State Forest: 12.3 mi
- The Sorrowful Mother: 13.6 mi
- Blessed Mother Mary Statue: 13.8 mi
- Father Joseph Butler: 13.8 mi
- Francis and Clare: 13.9 mi
- Our Lady of Lourdes: 13.9 mi
- Pioneer Oil Museum: 13.5 mi
- Ellicottville Historical Museum: 19.0 mi
- Eldred World War II Museum: 19.3 mi
- Mather Homestead Museum: 19.4 mi
- Salamanca Rail Museum: 21.4 mi
- hidden waterfall: 13.8 mi
- Arcade and Attica Railroad Depot: 21.7 mi
- Griffis Sculpture Park: Rohr Hill site: 22.0 mi
- Griffis Sculpture Park: Mill Valley Road site: 22.0 mi
- Boundary: 24.9 mi
- Friendship Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- Fassett Greenspace: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Seneca Oil Spring Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Hill | SE 130° | 777 m | 19.6 mi |
| White Hill | SE 136° | 765 m | 17.8 mi |
| Hartzfelt Mountain | SSW 208° | 735 m | 16.4 mi |
| Flatiron Rock | SSW 207° | 720 m | 15.8 mi |
| McCarty Hill | W 275° | 710 m | 19.9 mi |
| Richburg Hill | SE 137° | 709 m | 13.4 mi |
| Jordan Hill | SE 140° | 708 m | 10.2 mi |
| Chapell Hill | WSW 253° | 708 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:11 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:59 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklinville, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8805693596
Day trips start here
- Olean · 12 mi
- Cattaraugus County · 19 mi
- Ellicottville · 19 mi
- Salamanca · 22 mi
- Little Valley · 25 mi
- Bradford · 26 mi
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