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Veterans memorial

Veterans memorial from directly overhead

Veterans memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 286 m. Jackman Hill stands 664 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway runs past it. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates42.70214, -78.68209

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans Park: 0.0 mi
  • West Falls JP Nicely Park: 0.7 mi
  • Chestnut Ridge SleddingHills: 3.5 mi
  • Chestnut Ridge Park: 4.0 mi
  • Birdsong: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 60
Artworks
  • Roycroft Renaissance Monument: 5.6 mi
  • Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 11.3 mi
  • Start Over Again: 14.6 mi
  • Shark Girl: 15.7 mi
  • Vroom, Shhh: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 57
  • Fisher Price Toy Store: 6.0 mi
  • Hamburg Fairgrounds: 7.2 mi
  • Historical Building: 7.2 mi
  • Firemens Building: 7.3 mi
  • Lucy Smith & Colesville: 13.7 mi
Museums: 40
  • Elbert Hubbard Roycroft Museum and ScheideMantel House: 5.4 mi
  • Orchard Park Historical Society: 5.5 mi
  • Millard Fillmore House: 5.5 mi
  • Roycroft Campus: 5.5 mi
  • Toy Town Museum: 6.0 mi
Peaks: 31
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 13
Beaches: 9
  • Gallagher Beach: 13.2 mi
  • Zoar Valley Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Emerald Beach: 16.4 mi
  • Wendt Beach: 18.9 mi
  • Bennett Beach: 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 11.1 mi
  • Hammock Haven: 15.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Melissa's Spring: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jackman HillS664 m24.8 mi
Tug HillSSE654 m24.7 mi
Canada HillS647 m24.6 mi
Pigeon HillSE624 m23.6 mi
Crumb HillS622 m23.7 mi
Blue HillSSE614 m15.8 mi
Bailey HillS612 m23.6 mi
Parker HillS605 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:3820:1420:57
September equinox07:0318:3719:14
December solstice07:4315:5916:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232331435564686660493929

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colden 1 N, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12963646438

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