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Young Abraham Lincoln

Young Abraham Lincoln from directly overhead

Young Abraham Lincoln is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. East Hill stands 509 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Delaware Park Rose Garden, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 1.1 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Inscription
LINCOLN "FOR HIM HER OLD WORLD MOULDS ASIDE SHE THREW, AND CHOOSING SWEET CLAY FROM THE BREAST OF THE UNEXHAUSTED WEST, WITH STUFF UNTAINTED SHAPED A HERO NEW." LOWELL
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Coordinates42.93173, -78.87377

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Delaware Park Rose Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Delaware Park Japanese Gardens: 0.3 mi
  • Bison: 1.1 mi
  • Vanishing Animals South: 1.1 mi
  • Gorilla: 1.1 mi
Artworks
Parks
  • Lincoln Parkway: 0.1 mi
  • Nottingham & Elmwood: 0.4 mi
  • Soldiers Circle: 0.4 mi
  • Richardson Olmsted Complex South Lawn: 0.5 mi
  • Chapin Parkway: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 49
Waterfalls: 16
Gardens: 15
  • Greenwood Garden: 1.0 mi
  • 5 Loaves Farm: 1.3 mi
  • Urban Roots: 1.5 mi
  • Lillion Batchelor Contemplative Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Walled Garden: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Cliffs: 15
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 9.7 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 11.5 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 12.4 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 12.8 mi
  • old gravel pit: 13.5 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Saratoga Hill (9m): 4.4 mi
  • West Hill: 14.2 mi
  • East Hill: 16.3 mi
  • Sledding hill: 17.4 mi
  • East Boston Hill: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Emerald Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Beaver Island Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Gallagher Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Wendt Beach: 19.8 mi
  • Bennett Beach: 21.1 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Pavilion #2: 6.3 mi
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 7.6 mi
  • Eco Island: 8.9 mi
  • Locust Grove Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
  • Picnic Area #1: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East HillSSE 156°509 m20.9 mi
East Boston HillSSE 157°486 m20.4 mi
Blanchard HillSSE 152°481 m22.9 mi
Rice HillSSE 166°466 m21.9 mi
East HillENE 76°239 m16.3 mi
West HillENE 76°228 m14.2 mi
Saratoga Hill (9m)ENE 73°180 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5019:28
June solstice05:3720:1520:59
September equinox07:0318:3719:15
December solstice07:4415:5816:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262634465867727063524131
Precip in3.32.52.93.43.43.43.23.24.14.03.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffalo, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1850646563

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