Whippy
Whippy is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. East Hill stands 509 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Progress Pride Paths, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 4.7 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- wood
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 14.7 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bridge overlook · 9 mi
- Buffalo City Hall Observation Deck · 9 mi
- Duck Blind · 10 mi
- North Viewing Blind · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Progress Pride Paths: 0.0 mi
- East Pediment, Sun-up: 0.0 mi
- Grace N. Seitz McCombs: 0.1 mi
- UB Buffalo: 0.2 mi
- Baird Point Columns: 0.3 mi
- Special Events Field: 0.1 mi
- Student Park: 0.3 mi
- South Ellicott Lawn: 0.4 mi
- Marshal Court: 0.5 mi
- Cindy Drive Play Area: 1.0 mi
- Gandhi Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Amherst Memorial Hill Grove: 1.2 mi
- Di Martino Garden: 1.4 mi
- Amherst Veterans Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Erin: 2.8 mi
- Giraffes: 5.3 mi
- Addax: 5.4 mi
- Roan Antelope: 5.4 mi
- Zebra: 5.4 mi
- M&T Bank Rainforest Falls: 5.4 mi
- disAbility museum: 2.9 mi
- The Meeting House: 3.4 mi
- Tonawanda-Kenmore Historical Society: 4.6 mi
- Benjamin Long Homestead Musuem: 4.7 mi
- Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier: 4.7 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 5.0 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 6.8 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 7.5 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 7.9 mi
- old gravel pit: 9.3 mi
- Grace Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Grace Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Tribute Garden: 7.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 7.1 mi
- Greenwood Garden: 7.4 mi
- Glen Falls: 3.3 mi
- Indian Falls: 13.1 mi
- Akron Falls: 15.4 mi
- Upper Akron Falls: 15.4 mi
- American Falls: 15.4 mi
- Spicer Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
- Scenic Woods: 6.8 mi
- Strawberry Island: 7.6 mi
- Motor Island Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
- Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve And Environmental Education Center: 8.6 mi
- Lighthouse Point Park: 9.9 mi
- Buffalo Main Light: 10.0 mi
- Buffalo North breakwater East end Light: 10.0 mi
- Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light: 12.2 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 12.2 mi
- Pavilion #2: 3.1 mi
- Amanda's Place Pavilion: 10.8 mi
- Eco Island: 11.5 mi
- Locust Grove Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Picnic Area #1: 22.2 mi
- Beaver Island Beach: 8.8 mi
- Emerald Beach: 9.6 mi
- Gallagher Beach: 11.5 mi
- Bedford Beach: 17.9 mi
- Eden Text Stop: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whippy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Hill | S 170° | 509 m | 24.3 mi |
| East Boston Hill | S 171° | 486 m | 23.8 mi |
| East Hill | E 94° | 239 m | 11.4 mi |
| West Hill | E 98° | 228 m | 9.5 mi |
| Nichols Hill | ENE 74° | 225 m | 24.1 mi |
| Saratoga Hill (9m) | S 183° | 180 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:15 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:58 | 16:44 |
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7096673562
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