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Wildflowers for Buffalo

Wildflowers for Buffalo from directly overhead

Wildflowers for Buffalo is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. South Hill stands 540 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Reading Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2018

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.88671, -78.87257

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Reading Park: 0.1 mi
  • Lafayette Square: 0.1 mi
  • Remembrance Park: 0.1 mi
  • W Genesee St. Median: 0.2 mi
  • Nikola Tesla Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
Museums: 49
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 15
Waterfalls: 15
Cliffs: 15
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 11.1 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 12.7 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 13.6 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 14.0 mi
  • old gravel pit: 14.3 mi
Peaks: 12
Beaches: 6
  • Emerald Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Gallagher Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Beaver Island Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Wendt Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Bennett Beach: 18.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 5.5 mi
  • Pavilion #2: 9.3 mi
  • Eco Island: 11.1 mi
  • Locust Grove Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wildflowers for Buffalo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South HillSSE 152°540 m23.0 mi
Townsend HillSSE 161°533 m23.4 mi
East HillSSE 152°509 m18.1 mi
Crow HillSE 127°500 m24.9 mi
Vermont HillSE 131°488 m23.3 mi
East Boston HillSSE 153°486 m17.5 mi
Blanchard HillSSE 148°481 m20.2 mi
Rice HillSSE 163°466 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5019:28
June solstice05:3820:1520:58
September equinox07:0318:3719:15
December solstice07:4415:5916:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262634465867727063524131
Precip in3.32.52.93.43.43.43.23.24.14.03.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffalo, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/11992525802

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