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Veterans of Foreign Wars Flagpole

Veterans of Foreign Wars Flagpole from directly overhead

Veterans of Foreign Wars Flagpole is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 156 m. Oak Mountain stands 358 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Terry Rothfuss Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 2.1 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates43.16298, -77.47305

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Rothfuss Park: 0.1 mi
  • Greenwood Park: 0.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
  • Heritage Park: 2.1 mi
  • Schaufelberger Park: 2.3 mi
Artworks
Peaks
Museums: 38
Gardens: 31
Nature reserves: 29
Waterfalls: 9
Beaches: 4
  • Windsor Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Ontario Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Kershaw Beach: 22.5 mi
  • Kershaw Park Small Marine Craft Launch Area: 22.6 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Veterans of Foreign Wars Flagpole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak MountainS 173°358 m19.2 mi
Baptist HillS 174°356 m22.2 mi
Hopper HillsS 182°335 m15.0 mi
Allens HillS 186°317 m22.7 mi
Woodchuck HillS 188°297 m19.3 mi
Taft HillS 185°287 m19.8 mi
Baker HillSSE 164°282 m9.2 mi
College HillSSW 202°267 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4519:22
June solstice05:3120:1020:54
September equinox06:5818:3219:09
December solstice07:3915:5216:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262735455867717063524131
Precip in2.72.52.93.13.04.12.94.13.44.03.53.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Webster 2 NE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8867586047

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