Michelangelo's David
Michelangelo's David is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. East Hill stands 509 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mozart in Delaware Park, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Copy of Michelangelo's David in Florence, Italy. Purchased at the Paris Exposition in 1900 and gifted to the City of Buffalo Historical Society by Andrew Langdon.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 11.8 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bridge overlook · 2 mi
- Buffalo City Hall Observation Deck · 3 mi
- Duck Blind · 4 mi
- North Viewing Blind · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mozart in Delaware Park: 0.0 mi
- The Rock Monument of Buffalo: 0.1 mi
- Eight Caryatid Figures: 0.1 mi
- Laura: 0.1 mi
- Karma: 0.1 mi
- Delaware Park Japanese Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Delaware Park Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
- Bison: 1.0 mi
- Vanishing Animals South: 1.0 mi
- Gorilla: 1.0 mi
- Young Abraham Lincoln: 0.2 mi
- McMillan Monument: 0.3 mi
- William McKinley Assassination Site: 0.3 mi
- Delaware Park: 0.4 mi
- Buffalo Cultural Walk of Fame: 0.7 mi
- Nottingham & Elmwood: 0.3 mi
- Lincoln Parkway: 0.3 mi
- Soldiers Circle: 0.6 mi
- Richardson Olmsted Complex South Lawn: 0.6 mi
- Chapin Parkway: 0.7 mi
- Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society: 0.2 mi
- Buffalo History Museum - Resource Center: 0.6 mi
- Darwin D. Martin House: 1.3 mi
- North Hall - The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum: 2.2 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site: 2.2 mi
- Glen Falls: 6.9 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 14.2 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 14.3 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 14.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 14.4 mi
- Greenwood Garden: 1.1 mi
- 5 Loaves Farm: 1.4 mi
- Urban Roots: 1.7 mi
- Lillion Batchelor Contemplative Garden: 2.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 2.5 mi
- Strawberry Island: 3.0 mi
- Motor Island Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi
- Times Beach Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Tifft Nature Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Spicer Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 9.7 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 11.4 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 12.3 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 12.8 mi
- old gravel pit: 13.4 mi
- Emerald Beach: 3.6 mi
- Beaver Island Beach: 4.3 mi
- Gallagher Beach: 6.4 mi
- Wendt Beach: 20.0 mi
- Bennett Beach: 21.2 mi
- Buffalo Main Light: 4.0 mi
- Lighthouse Point Park: 4.0 mi
- Buffalo North breakwater East end Light: 4.0 mi
- Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light: 6.9 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 6.9 mi
- Pavilion #2: 6.1 mi
- Amanda's Place Pavilion: 7.7 mi
- Eco Island: 8.8 mi
- Locust Grove Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Picnic Area #1: 24.1 mi
- Eden Text Stop: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Michelangelo's David. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Hill | SSE 156° | 509 m | 21.1 mi |
| East Boston Hill | SSE 157° | 486 m | 20.5 mi |
| Blanchard Hill | SSE 152° | 481 m | 23.0 mi |
| Rice Hill | SSE 166° | 466 m | 22.0 mi |
| East Hill | ENE 76° | 239 m | 16.2 mi |
| West Hill | ENE 77° | 228 m | 14.2 mi |
| Saratoga Hill (9m) | ENE 74° | 180 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:15 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:58 | 16:45 |
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 | 26 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffalo, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5462973145
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