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WWII Tragedy

WWII Tragedy from directly overhead

WWII Tragedy is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 124 m. Oak Mountain stands 358 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Perinton Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 5.1 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates43.11100, -77.46583

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Perinton Park: 0.8 mi
  • Edmund Lyon Park: 1.0 mi
  • Northside Park: 1.0 mi
  • Potter Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
  • Main Street Park: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Peaks
Museums: 40
Gardens: 32
Waterfalls: 11
Beaches: 4
  • Windsor Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Ontario Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Kershaw Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Kershaw Park Small Marine Craft Launch Area: 19.3 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of WWII Tragedy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak MountainS 173°358 m15.5 mi
Jakman HillSSW 206°357 m20.9 mi
Baptist HillS 174°356 m18.6 mi
Hopper HillsS 184°335 m11.5 mi
Allens HillS 188°317 m19.2 mi
Woodchuck HillSSW 191°297 m15.9 mi
Taft HillS 187°287 m16.3 mi
Lincoln HillSSE 147°285 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

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 5080 °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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13645959476

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