Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum
Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 172 m. Marrowback Hill stands 594 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rush Riverside Refuge, a park 0.5 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 15 miles off.
The story
railroad museum in Industry, New York
Dates from 1971.
Wikidata Q7353935, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Owen's Point · 18 mi
- Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rush Riverside Refuge: 0.5 mi
- Rush Riverside Refuge: 0.7 mi
- Genesee River Waterway Access: 1.6 mi
- Canawaugus Park: 1.7 mi
- Breese Park: 1.7 mi
- Ryder Hill: 0.6 mi
- Groundhog Hill: 0.7 mi
- Munson Hill: 3.2 mi
- Davis Hill: 3.4 mi
- Collings Hill: 3.6 mi
- Solar Sunflower: 3.9 mi
- Artwork Building: 5.6 mi
- Cloaked Intentions: 6.0 mi
- Infinity Sculpture: 6.0 mi
- Tiger Statue: 6.0 mi
- Chili Historical Society: 5.4 mi
- Shop One: 5.8 mi
- Indykart Raceway: 7.0 mi
- Altitude Trampoline Park: 7.1 mi
- Lasertron: 7.2 mi
- Scholars' Bench: 6.0 mi
- Tojo Memorial Garden: 6.1 mi
- Ellingson Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Turntable Pit: 6.7 mi
- Henrietta Veterans Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Christine Sevilla Wetlands Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Brookedale Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Sibleyville Nature Reserve: 5.9 mi
- Cedar Springs Fish Hatchery: 6.1 mi
- Paul Road Nature Center: 6.8 mi
- New York Museum of Transportation: 1.0 mi
- Cybersecurity Experience Center: 5.9 mi
- Big Springs Historical Museum: 7.1 mi
- Honeoye Falls -Town of Mendon Historical Society: 7.5 mi
- Genesee Country Village & Museum: 8.1 mi
- RIT Community Garden: 5.9 mi
- Honeoye Falls Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Whipple Park Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- Peace Maker Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Sunken Garden: 10.5 mi
- Honeoye Falls: 7.5 mi
- Triphammer Falls: 10.1 mi
- Upper Falls: 11.7 mi
- High Falls: 12.2 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 12.8 mi
- Windsor Beach: 18.4 mi
- Ontario Beach: 18.7 mi
- Kershaw Beach: 24.7 mi
- Kershaw Park Small Marine Craft Launch Area: 24.8 mi
- Keeper's House: 18.1 mi
- Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse: 18.1 mi
- Geneseo Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Mount Morris Rest Area: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marrowback Hill | SSE 167° | 594 m | 22.7 mi |
| Bald Hill | SSE 160° | 563 m | 21.2 mi |
| Titus Hill | WSW 239° | 464 m | 23.3 mi |
| Burks Hill | WSW 245° | 430 m | 20.5 mi |
| Scarff Hill | WSW 247° | 424 m | 20.7 mi |
| Dutton Hill | WSW 245° | 415 m | 23.3 mi |
| Hurst Hill | WSW 242° | 412 m | 20.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | S 176° | 403 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:11 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:53 | 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 | 24 | 26 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Avon, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/319662457
Day trips start here
- Farmington · 20 mi
- Canandaigua · 24 mi
- Palmyra · 25 mi
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