Giraffe
Giraffe is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 598 m. Shutts Hill stands 733 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bird, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
- 25.0 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pipeline Confluence · 22 mi
- Cliff top · 28 mi
- Hamburg Clock Tower · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bailey Hill: 2.4 mi
- Parker Hill: 2.5 mi
- Crumb Hill: 2.6 mi
- Jackman Hill: 3.0 mi
- Armstrong Hill: 3.0 mi
- Scoby Dam Park: 6.7 mi
- Fireman's Park: 8.2 mi
- Cattaraugus Creek Waterway Access: 8.3 mi
- Shuttleworth Park: 8.4 mi
- Eaton Park: 8.6 mi
- Boyce Hill State Forest: 8.2 mi
- Cattaraugus State Forest: 8.3 mi
- Bryant Hill State Forest: 8.9 mi
- Bear Creek State Forest: 10.2 mi
- Deer Lick Conservation Area: 11.0 mi
- BR&P East Salamanca roundhouse: 15.3 mi
- Salamanca Railyard: 15.6 mi
- Old Salamanca Train Station: 15.7 mi
- Abandoned Dairy: 16.6 mi
- Stone Tower: 17.8 mi
- Bird: 0.1 mi
- Reclining women: 0.8 mi
- The Maze: 0.8 mi
- Bust: 0.8 mi
- Griffis Family Heads: 0.8 mi
- Ellicottville Historical Museum: 7.7 mi
- Warner Museum: 8.5 mi
- Concord Mercantile/ Heritage Building: 8.5 mi
- Salamanca Rail Museum: 15.7 mi
- Seneca Iroquois National Museum: 16.3 mi
- Griffis Sculpture Park: Rohr Hill site: 0.1 mi
- Griffis Sculpture Park: Mill Valley Road site: 1.2 mi
- Boundary: 3.4 mi
- Cattaraugus County Fair: 11.1 mi
- Arcade and Attica Railroad Depot: 16.6 mi
- Ensminger Falls: 10.6 mi
- Cromer's Mill: 19.7 mi
- Bridal falls: 21.4 mi
- Eternal Flame Falls: 22.1 mi
- Mattulke Falls: 24.6 mi
- Zoar Valley Beach: 6.9 mi
- Zoar Valley Naturist Area: 11.4 mi
- Melissa's Spring: 10.9 mi
- Witchs Walk: 21.2 mi
- Eden Text Stop: 24.6 mi
- Hammock Haven: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Giraffe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shutts Hill | SSW 212° | 733 m | 14.2 mi |
| McCarty Hill | S 184° | 710 m | 9.1 mi |
| Chapell Hill | SSE 150° | 708 m | 16.2 mi |
| Parker Hill | SSW 211° | 708 m | 18.2 mi |
| Lindell Lookout | S 188° | 707 m | 12.9 mi |
| Poverty Hill | S 190° | 706 m | 5.4 mi |
| Watson Hill | SSW 203° | 697 m | 7.1 mi |
| Fish Hill | SSW 196° | 697 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:13 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:00 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklinville, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7979140618
Day trips start here
- Cattaraugus County · 7 mi
- Ellicottville · 8 mi
- Cattaraugus · 10 mi
- Little Valley · 11 mi
- Salamanca · 16 mi
- Randolph · 22 mi
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