USS Croaker
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USS Croaker is an attraction in New York, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. South Hill stands 540 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is USS Grenadier (SS210), a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail runs past it. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
USS Croaker (SS/SSK/AGSS/IXSS-246), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the croaker, any of various fishes which make throbbing or drumming noises.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q2207722, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1943
How to reach it
- On the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 9.0 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Duck Blind · 1 mi
- Buffalo City Hall Observation Deck · 1 mi
- Bridge overlook · 2 mi
- North Viewing Blind · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Polish Armed Forces in WWII: 0.0 mi
- Pearl Harbor Memorial: 0.0 mi
- 155th New York State Volunteers: 0.0 mi
- Merchant Marine Seamen in WWII: 0.0 mi
- Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park: 0.0 mi
- Erie Hills Pedestrian Mall: 0.2 mi
- Maritime Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Bingham Triangle: 0.4 mi
- Five Flags Park: 0.5 mi
- Shark Girl: 0.2 mi
- Vroom, Shhh: 0.3 mi
- General Kazimier Pulaski: 0.5 mi
- Nikola Tesla: 0.5 mi
- Millard Fillmore: 0.6 mi
- USS Grenadier (SS210): 0.0 mi
- USS Little Rock: 0.1 mi
- USS The Sullivans: 0.1 mi
- PTF-17: 0.1 mi
- Spirit of Buffalo: 0.1 mi
- Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park Museum: 0.1 mi
- Erie Canal Packet Boat Exhibit: 0.1 mi
- Explore & More Children's Museum: 0.2 mi
- Buffalo Harbor Museum: 0.3 mi
- Buffalo Transportation Pierce Arrow Museum: 0.6 mi
- Times Beach Nature Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Tifft Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Strawberry Island: 5.7 mi
- Motor Island Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi
- Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Reserve: 7.4 mi
- Trial Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Broadway Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Inspiration Garden: 1.9 mi
- Urban Roots: 2.3 mi
- Walled Garden: 2.8 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 11.9 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 13.4 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 14.2 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 14.7 mi
- old gravel pit: 14.9 mi
- Glen Falls: 9.1 mi
- Mattulke Falls: 11.4 mi
- Eternal Flame Falls: 13.8 mi
- Cromer's Mill: 16.4 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 16.9 mi
- Emerald Beach: 0.6 mi
- Gallagher Beach: 2.7 mi
- Beaver Island Beach: 6.6 mi
- Wendt Beach: 16.4 mi
- Bennett Beach: 17.6 mi
- Lighthouse Point Park: 0.4 mi
- Buffalo Main Light: 0.4 mi
- Buffalo North breakwater East end Light: 0.4 mi
- Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light: 3.2 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 3.2 mi
- Amanda's Place Pavilion: 5.6 mi
- Pavilion #2: 10.0 mi
- Eco Island: 11.3 mi
- Locust Grove Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Eden Text Stop: 13.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of USS Croaker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hill | SSE 151° | 540 m | 22.7 mi |
| Townsend Hill | SSE 159° | 533 m | 23.0 mi |
| East Hill | SSE 150° | 509 m | 17.8 mi |
| Crow Hill | SE 126° | 500 m | 24.9 mi |
| Vermont Hill | SE 130° | 488 m | 23.3 mi |
| East Boston Hill | SSE 151° | 486 m | 17.2 mi |
| Blanchard Hill | SE 146° | 481 m | 19.9 mi |
| Rice Hill | SSE 162° | 466 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:15 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:59 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 08000863OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — USS CROAKER (submarine), reference 08000863, listed 09/12/08.
OpenStreetMap element way/170664997
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