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Ward Monument

Ward Monument from directly overhead

Ward Monument is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 293 m. Crumb Hill stands 622 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Ridge Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

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Coordinates42.70815, -78.75921

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Chestnut Ridge Park: 0.3 mi
  • Chestnut Ridge SleddingHills: 1.3 mi
  • North Boston Stadium: 1.4 mi
  • Parkside Park: 3.2 mi
  • Barker Park: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Roycroft Renaissance Monument: 8.3 mi
  • Start Over Again: 12.0 mi
  • Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 12.8 mi
  • Shark Girl: 13.2 mi
  • Vroom, Shhh: 13.3 mi
Attractions: 57
Museums: 39
  • Hamburg Historical museum: 4.0 mi
  • Orchard Park Historical Society: 4.1 mi
  • Elbert Hubbard Roycroft Museum and ScheideMantel House: 8.0 mi
  • Millard Fillmore House: 8.1 mi
  • Kazoo Factory: 8.2 mi
Peaks: 27
Nature reserves: 17
  • Anna Mae Bacon Bird Sanctuary: 3.5 mi
  • Hampton Brook Woods Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
  • Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Reserve: 6.0 mi
  • Tifft Nature Preserve: 10.8 mi
  • Clear Lake Wildlife Managment Area: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 13
Beaches: 9
  • Gallagher Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Emerald Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Wendt Beach: 15.1 mi
  • Bennett Beach: 15.8 mi
  • Zoar Valley Beach: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Mossy Point: 11.3 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 19.0 mi
  • old gravel pit: 19.2 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 19.4 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 9.5 mi
  • Hammock Haven: 19.3 mi
  • Pavilion #2: 21.9 mi
  • Eco Island: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Melissa's Spring: 21.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crumb HillS 175°622 m24.1 mi
Blue HillSE 141°614 m18.3 mi
Bailey HillS 174°612 m24.1 mi
Parker HillS 174°605 m20.5 mi
Burns HillSSE 157°604 m21.4 mi
Bread Loaf HillSSE 153°593 m18.6 mi
Armstrong HillS 177°591 m23.1 mi
Mount TugS 177°587 m20.8 mi
Conditions

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 °F232331435564686761493829
Precip in4.83.93.74.54.14.54.44.04.65.44.84.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colden 1W, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1545172233

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