Blast Off
Blast Off is an attraction in New York, at a modelled elevation of 279 m. Oak Hill stands 518 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Skycoaster, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Height
- 56.388 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 15.3 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
- 24.5 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Mound · 24 mi
- Pipeline Confluence · 24 mi
- South Viewing Blind · 24 mi
- Top of Mound · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pembroke Town Park: 4.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 7.2 mi
- Newstead Veterans Park: 7.9 mi
- Akron Falls Park: 8.0 mi
- Wilder Park: 8.5 mi
- Monument: 6.3 mi
- Holland Purchase: 6.4 mi
- Lancaster NIKE Base: 10.7 mi
- Town of Clarence War Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Clarence Lions: 11.4 mi
- Dolphin: 10.3 mi
- Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 12.3 mi
- Russell J. Salvatore: 15.8 mi
- Roycroft Renaissance Monument: 16.3 mi
- Statue of Welcoming Jesus: 17.3 mi
- Skycoaster: 0.0 mi
- Haymaker: 0.1 mi
- Ride of Steel: 0.1 mi
- Beaver Brothers' Bay: 0.1 mi
- Motor Coaster: 0.1 mi
- Poland Hill: 8.4 mi
- Orr Hill: 9.0 mi
- Chestnut Knoll: 9.6 mi
- Merchants Hill: 9.7 mi
- East Hill: 9.8 mi
- Attica Prison Preservation Foundation & Museum: 7.8 mi
- Knight-Sutton Museum: 8.4 mi
- Holland Land Office Museum: 10.9 mi
- Elma Town Museum: 14.0 mi
- Lancaster Historical Society and Museum: 14.5 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 7.8 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 7.9 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 7.9 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 8.2 mi
- old gravel pit: 11.7 mi
- Indian Falls: 6.7 mi
- Upper Akron Falls: 7.7 mi
- Akron Falls: 7.8 mi
- Warsaw Waterfall: 18.0 mi
- Glen Falls: 18.3 mi
- Rock garden: 7.8 mi
- Memorial garden: 12.0 mi
- Aurora Community Gardens: 16.6 mi
- Grace Plaza: 21.0 mi
- Grace Plaza: 21.0 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment Unique Area: 8.2 mi
- Tillman Road Wildlife Management Area: 11.4 mi
- Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve And Environmental Education Center: 17.2 mi
- Beaver Meadow Audubon Center: 17.5 mi
- Lytle Nature Preserve: 23.1 mi
- Hammock Haven: 17.7 mi
- Amanda's Place Pavilion: 20.9 mi
- Pavilion #2: 24.0 mi
- Bedford Beach: 24.3 mi
- Gallagher Beach: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blast Off. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | SE 135° | 518 m | 22.7 mi |
| Cobble Hill | SSE 155° | 515 m | 11.9 mi |
| Kingsley Knoll | SE 124° | 513 m | 15.1 mi |
| Fox Hill | ESE 124° | 511 m | 14.7 mi |
| Colton Hill | ESE 121° | 510 m | 11.4 mi |
| Jenkins Hill | SE 127° | 502 m | 15.8 mi |
| Crow Hill | SSW 195° | 500 m | 18.7 mi |
| Sulphur Spring Hill | ESE 119° | 499 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:48 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:13 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 15:56 | 16:43 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Batavia, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5665498687
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