WWI Memorial
WWI Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Gobblers Knob stands 592 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is WWII Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 28.5 mi off the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Fuertes Swan Pond Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wisner Park: 0.0 mi
- Mark Twain Riverfront Park: 0.2 mi
- Ross Marvin Park: 0.4 mi
- Katey Leary Park: 0.5 mi
- Ernie Davis Park: 0.5 mi
- Hawley Hill: 3.4 mi
- Hawes Hill: 3.9 mi
- Comfort Hill: 4.2 mi
- Green Hill: 4.3 mi
- Harris Hill: 4.6 mi
- WWII Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Korea and Vietnam War Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Elmira Police Memorial: 0.0 mi
- DL&W RR Passenger Station foundation: 0.7 mi
- DL&W Station Platforms: 0.7 mi
- Tanglewood Nature Center: 3.8 mi
- Plymouth Woods Nature Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Steege Hill Nature Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Maple Hill State Forest: 9.8 mi
- Spencer Crest Nature Center: 14.0 mi
- Chemung Valley History Museum: 0.4 mi
- Ashland Historical Society: 3.7 mi
- National Soaring Museum: 5.3 mi
- Horseheads Historical Society: 5.4 mi
- Big Flats Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- Thomas K. Beecher Statue: 0.0 mi
- Spanish-American War Statue: 0.0 mi
- Mark Twain: 0.6 mi
- Olivia Langdon: 0.6 mi
- Labrador Duck: 0.6 mi
- Deckertown Falls: 17.6 mi
- Shequaga Falls: 17.8 mi
- Aunt Sarah's Falls: 18.3 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 19.9 mi
- Central Cascade: 20.0 mi
- Little Joe Tower: 13.4 mi
- Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes: 13.8 mi
- Seneca Lake Pier House: 20.7 mi
- Larry the Elk: 20.9 mi
- Luther's Mills Covered Bridge: 24.7 mi
- Glen Cathedral: 20.0 mi
- Point O'Rocks: 21.1 mi
- Devils Elbow: 24.3 mi
- Nichols Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 21.0 mi
- Campbell Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Round Top Recreation Area: 17.1 mi
- Railroad Springs: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of WWI Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gobblers Knob | WSW 237° | 592 m | 13.9 mi |
| Quackenbush Hill | NW 307° | 580 m | 11.2 mi |
| Martin Hill | NNW 328° | 579 m | 11.7 mi |
| Saxtons Knob | SSW 200° | 576 m | 13.8 mi |
| Townley Hill | NW 323° | 574 m | 11.9 mi |
| Thompson Hill | S 171° | 573 m | 10.6 mi |
| Baker Hill | S 189° | 572 m | 10.1 mi |
| Norway Hill | SW 228° | 570 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:05 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:54 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elmira, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13288252483
Day trips start here
- Southern Tier · 20 mi
- Watkins Glen · 20 mi
- Ithaca · 29 mi
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