Why?
Why? is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 210 m. East Hill stands 509 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Diefendorf Quad, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 3.5 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- wood
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 11.8 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bridge overlook · 5 mi
- Buffalo City Hall Observation Deck · 5 mi
- Duck Blind · 6 mi
- North Viewing Blind · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Diefendorf Quad: 0.0 mi
- Abbott Quad: 0.1 mi
- Harriman Quad: 0.1 mi
- University Circle: 0.3 mi
- Templeton Park: 0.4 mi
- Campus Compass: 0.1 mi
- Vertical Presence - Grass Dunes: 0.2 mi
- Future Champions: 0.7 mi
- Squeaky Wheel: 1.6 mi
- John Brent Mural: 1.9 mi
- Giraffes: 1.8 mi
- Addax: 1.9 mi
- Polar Bear: 1.9 mi
- Roan Antelope: 1.9 mi
- M&T Bank Rainforest Falls: 1.9 mi
- J.A.A. Grabau: 2.5 mi
- Delaware Park: 2.7 mi
- Rotary Field Sign: 2.8 mi
- McMillan Monument: 2.8 mi
- William McKinley Assassination Site: 2.9 mi
- disAbility museum: 0.9 mi
- Darwin D. Martin House: 1.9 mi
- Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society: 3.1 mi
- Buffalo History Museum - Resource Center: 3.6 mi
- The Meeting House: 4.0 mi
- Glen Falls: 3.9 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 15.5 mi
- American Falls: 15.6 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 15.6 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 15.6 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 6.7 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 8.5 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 9.3 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 9.8 mi
- old gravel pit: 10.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 3.4 mi
- Grace Plaza: 3.7 mi
- Grace Plaza: 3.8 mi
- Greenwood Garden: 4.1 mi
- Inspiration Garden: 4.3 mi
- Strawberry Island: 5.3 mi
- Motor Island Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
- Times Beach Nature Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Spicer Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
- Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve And Environmental Education Center: 6.8 mi
- Lighthouse Point Park: 6.3 mi
- Buffalo Main Light: 6.3 mi
- Buffalo North breakwater East end Light: 6.3 mi
- Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light: 8.6 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 8.6 mi
- Pavilion #2: 4.8 mi
- Amanda's Place Pavilion: 7.7 mi
- Eco Island: 10.6 mi
- Locust Grove Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Picnic Area #1: 24.1 mi
- Emerald Beach: 6.0 mi
- Beaver Island Beach: 6.7 mi
- Gallagher Beach: 7.9 mi
- Bedford Beach: 21.6 mi
- Wendt Beach: 22.4 mi
- Eden Text Stop: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Why?. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Hill | SSE 165° | 509 m | 21.4 mi |
| Vermont Hill | SE 144° | 488 m | 24.8 mi |
| East Boston Hill | SSE 166° | 486 m | 20.9 mi |
| Blanchard Hill | SSE 160° | 481 m | 23.1 mi |
| Rice Hill | S 173° | 466 m | 22.8 mi |
| East Hill | E 79° | 239 m | 13.3 mi |
| West Hill | E 80° | 228 m | 11.2 mi |
| Saratoga Hill (9m) | E 95° | 180 m | 1.5 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 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| 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/7098908739
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