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Castle Tower

Castle Tower from directly overhead

Castle Tower is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 593 m. Shutts Hill stands 733 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Yoga amazon, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 9.2 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates42.37592, -78.69279

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Scoby Dam Park: 7.4 mi
  • Cattaraugus Creek Waterway Access: 8.2 mi
  • Fireman's Park: 9.0 mi
  • Shuttleworth Park: 9.2 mi
  • Eaton Park: 9.3 mi
Historic sites: 26
  • BR&P East Salamanca roundhouse: 14.6 mi
  • Salamanca Railyard: 14.9 mi
  • Old Salamanca Train Station: 15.0 mi
  • Stone Tower: 17.1 mi
  • Abandoned Dairy: 17.5 mi
Artworks: 17
  • Yoga amazon: 0.1 mi
  • Amazon: 0.1 mi
  • Reclining amazon: 0.1 mi
  • Reclining woman: 0.1 mi
  • Bust: 0.1 mi
Museums: 8
Attractions: 5
  • Griffis Sculpture Park: Mill Valley Road site: 0.3 mi
  • Griffis Sculpture Park: Rohr Hill site: 0.9 mi
  • Boundary: 3.7 mi
  • Cattaraugus County Fair: 10.2 mi
  • Arcade and Attica Railroad Depot: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Zoar Valley Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Zoar Valley Naturist Area: 11.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Melissa's Spring: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Castle Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shutts HillSSW 212°733 m13.2 mi
McCarty HillS 180°710 m8.4 mi
Chapell HillSSE 146°708 m15.9 mi
Parker HillSSW 210°708 m17.3 mi
Mount IrvineS 177°708 m21.7 mi
Mount MoriahSSE 162°708 m22.0 mi
Lindell LookoutS 185°707 m12.1 mi
Poverty HillS 184°706 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:3920:1320:56
September equinox07:0318:3719:14
December solstice07:4116:0016:46

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222330435463676559483828
Precip in4.32.53.53.83.94.65.24.34.44.74.03.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Valley, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7979052103

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