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Labrador Duck

Labrador Duck from directly overhead

Labrador Duck is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Quackenbush Hill stands 580 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Chemung Valley History Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.

Last sighting of Labrador Duck at this site December 12, 1878 now extinct

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates42.08646, -76.79618

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • East Water Street Park: 0.4 mi
  • Mark Twain Riverfront Park: 0.4 mi
  • Sly Street Park: 0.4 mi
  • Blandford Park: 0.5 mi
  • Wisner Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 23
  • Elmira Police Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • Korea and Vietnam War Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • WWI Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • WWII Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • DL&W RR Passenger Station foundation: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Museums: 14
Waterfalls: 9
  • Deckertown Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Shequaga Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Aunt Sarah's Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 20.3 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Spanish-American War Statue: 0.6 mi
  • Thomas K. Beecher Statue: 0.7 mi
  • Olivia Langdon: 1.1 mi
  • Mark Twain: 1.1 mi
  • Corning Ceremonial Sculpture: 13.6 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Little Joe Tower: 14.0 mi
  • Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes: 14.4 mi
  • Seneca Lake Pier House: 21.0 mi
  • Larry the Elk: 21.3 mi
  • Luther's Mills Covered Bridge: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Round Top Recreation Area: 16.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Railroad Springs: 21.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Labrador Duck. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quackenbush HillNW 307°580 m11.8 mi
Martin HillNW 326°579 m12.2 mi
Townley HillNW 322°574 m12.4 mi
Thompson HillS 174°573 m10.3 mi
Baker HillSSW 193°572 m10.0 mi
Rowley HillSSW 194°570 m11.3 mi
Norway HillSW 230°570 m11.3 mi
Red Chalk HillNNE 27°569 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:3220:0520:47
September equinox06:5518:2919:06
December solstice07:3315:5416:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252634465867717062503931
Precip in2.11.92.73.33.14.24.13.84.13.52.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elmira, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12016024887

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