Soldiers' Monument
Soldiers' Monument is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 398 m. Alma Hill stands 777 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Village Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Wilderness, Five Forks, Cold Harbor, Gettysburg
How to reach it
- 29.3 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Jacobs Hill: 3.0 mi
- Bald Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Peacock Hill: 7.1 mi
- Jackson Hill: 8.8 mi
- Swift Hill: 10.5 mi
- Village Park: 0.0 mi
- Park Circle: 5.5 mi
- Hanging Bog Game Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Hank Miller Memorial Field: 8.3 mi
- Wil-Mac Park: 8.9 mi
- Genesee Valley Greenway State Park: 2.1 mi
- Allen Lake State Forest: 2.4 mi
- Moss Lake: 5.3 mi
- Crab Hollow State Forest: 5.5 mi
- Hanging Bog Wildlife Management Area - Showy Lady Slipper: 6.2 mi
- Major Moses Van Campen: 5.6 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Seneca Oil Spring Memorial: 12.6 mi
- First New York Dragoons Volunteers Civil War Monument: 17.3 mi
- erie depot: 17.3 mi
- William Pryor Letchworth Museum: 17.0 mi
- Mather Homestead Museum: 17.1 mi
- Terra Cotta: 17.5 mi
- Alfred Ceramic Art Museum: 17.6 mi
- Humphrey Nature Center: 17.6 mi
- hidden waterfall: 1.4 mi
- Genesee Falls Balloon: 15.8 mi
- Balloons Over Letchworth Launch: 16.8 mi
- Arcade and Attica Railroad Depot: 20.6 mi
- Upper Falls: 16.5 mi
- Middle Falls: 16.9 mi
- Lower Falls: 17.4 mi
- Rock Garden: 17.6 mi
- Fassett Greenspace: 17.6 mi
- Environmental Studies Garden: 17.7 mi
- Parade Grounds Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- St Helena Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Mary Jemison: 17.1 mi
- FIAT LUX!: 17.7 mi
- Friendship Rest Area: 8.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Soldiers' Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Hill | SSE 166° | 777 m | 20.9 mi |
| White Hill | S 174° | 765 m | 20.8 mi |
| Roundtop | SE 137° | 721 m | 20.6 mi |
| Jericho Hill | ESE 117° | 717 m | 17.2 mi |
| Richburg Hill | S 183° | 709 m | 17.6 mi |
| Jordan Hill | SSW 193° | 708 m | 15.9 mi |
| Ben Socker Hill | ESE 116° | 705 m | 19.0 mi |
| Bliven Hill | SE 140° | 702 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:11 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:58 | 16:44 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Angelica, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/556334325
Day trips start here
- Olean · 24 mi
- Cattaraugus County · 29 mi
- Ellicottville · 29 mi
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