Genesee Country Village & Museum
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Genesee Country Village & Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 215 m. Oak Hill stands 518 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mackay Wildlife Preserve, a park 1.6 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 21 miles off.
The story
The Genesee Country Village and Museum is a 19th-century living history museum covering more than 600 acres (2.4 km2) located in the town of Wheatland, New York, United States, in the small hamlet of Mumford, about 20 miles (32 km) from Rochester. On the museum property is the 19th-century village (the Historic Village), the John L. Wehle Gallery of Sporting Art, the Genesee Country Nature Center, the Carriage Museum, the Silver Baseball Park and the Heirloom Gardens. The facility offers special events and classes throughout the year.
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Dates from 1976.
Wikidata Q5532716, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 20.6 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Owen's Point · 23 mi
- Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mackay Wildlife Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Tenant Park: 1.9 mi
- Washburn Park: 2.3 mi
- Oatka Creek Park: 4.0 mi
- Mill Street Park: 5.5 mi
- Caledonia Civil War Monument: 2.1 mi
- Civil War Veterans Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Turntable Pit: 12.0 mi
- Scholars' Bench: 12.1 mi
- Tojo Memorial Garden: 12.1 mi
- Marion Steam Shovel: 2.9 mi
- Chili Historical Society: 6.2 mi
- Shop One: 11.8 mi
- Altitude Trampoline Park: 13.6 mi
- Grumman F6F Hellcat (Replica): 13.8 mi
- Sinclair Hill: 3.6 mi
- Blue Hill: 4.0 mi
- Pinnacle Hill: 4.1 mi
- Science Hill: 4.3 mi
- Collings Hill: 4.8 mi
- Solar Sunflower: 10.4 mi
- Cloaked Intentions: 11.9 mi
- Unity: 12.0 mi
- Infinity Sculpture: 12.0 mi
- Tiger Statue: 12.1 mi
- Big Springs Historical Museum: 2.0 mi
- JELL-O Gallery: 5.4 mi
- Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum: 8.1 mi
- New York Museum of Transportation: 8.8 mi
- Cybersecurity Experience Center: 11.9 mi
- Cedar Springs Fish Hatchery: 3.3 mi
- Christine Sevilla Wetlands Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Chestnut Ridge Nature Center: 8.7 mi
- Paul Road Nature Center: 10.8 mi
- Brookedale Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Bergen Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- RIT Community Garden: 12.1 mi
- Spencer J. Roemer Arboretum: 14.5 mi
- Whipple Park Community Garden: 14.6 mi
- Honeoye Falls Community Garden: 14.8 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 4.7 mi
- Triphammer Falls: 11.0 mi
- Honeoye Falls: 14.9 mi
- Fall Brook Falls: 15.4 mi
- Upper Falls: 17.5 mi
- Mount Morris Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Geneseo Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Keeper's House: 22.5 mi
- Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse: 22.5 mi
- Ontario Beach: 22.9 mi
- Windsor Beach: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Genesee Country Village & Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | SSW 205° | 518 m | 22.7 mi |
| Kingsley Knoll | SW 225° | 513 m | 18.3 mi |
| Fox Hill | SW 226° | 511 m | 18.3 mi |
| Colton Hill | WSW 237° | 510 m | 18.9 mi |
| Jenkins Hill | SW 223° | 502 m | 19.1 mi |
| Sulphur Spring Hill | SW 231° | 499 m | 17.6 mi |
| Wheelers Hill | SW 228° | 486 m | 20.2 mi |
| Doyle Hill | SW 233° | 483 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:12 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:54 | 16:40 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pavilion 2NE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/409186635
Day trips start here
- Farmington · 28 mi
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