Point Gratiot Beach
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Point Gratiot Beach is a beach in New York, at a recorded elevation of 176 m. Arab Hill stands 640 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Point Gratiot Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
The story
beach in Chautauqua County, New York, United States
Wikidata Q49323533, matched on coordinates and name (245 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 176 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cliff top · 22 mi
122 named places within 25 miles
- Point Gratiot Park: 0.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Washington Park: 1.5 mi
- Dog Park: 2.0 mi
- Athletic Fields: 2.2 mi
- Forever Wild Forest Trail Head: 2.5 mi
- Canadaway Creek Wildlife Management Area: 10.2 mi
- College Lodge Forest: 10.4 mi
- Stockton State Forest: 14.7 mi
- Kabob Wildlife Management Area: 14.7 mi
- Dedicated to Corporal Cyrus W. James: 0.5 mi
- Sarah Sinfield: 0.5 mi
- Large Anchor: 0.5 mi
- The Lighthouse Service: 0.5 mi
- On September 26, 1812: 0.5 mi
- Cedar Beach: 0.5 mi
- Wright Park Beach: 2.1 mi
- Cassadaga Beach: 10.1 mi
- Hanover Town Beach: 12.6 mi
- Barcelona Harbor beach: 15.6 mi
- Dunkirk Historical Museum: 1.4 mi
- D R Barker Museum: 3.5 mi
- Barcelona Harbor museum: 15.7 mi
- McClurg Museum: 16.0 mi
- McClurg Museum: 16.0 mi
- Dibble Hill: 11.2 mi
- Pope Hill: 12.2 mi
- Luce Hill: 12.2 mi
- Round Top Hill: 12.7 mi
- Boutwell Hill: 15.4 mi
- Dunkirk Lighthouse & Veterans Park Museum: 0.5 mi
- South Buffalo North Side Light: 0.5 mi
- Veterans Museum & Light Keeper's House: 0.5 mi
- Dunkirk Light: 0.5 mi
- Oil House: 0.5 mi
- Dunkirk City Pier: 1.1 mi
- Lake Shore Savings Clock Tower: 2.6 mi
- Palestine Park: 19.9 mi
- Discovery Garden: 20.1 mi
- Ong-Gwe-Ohn-Weh: 0.8 mi
- Chautauqua Lake Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Melissa's Spring: 24.4 mi
- Ensminger Falls: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Point Gratiot Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arab Hill | SE 144° | 640 m | 15.6 mi |
| Boutwell Hill | SE 142° | 635 m | 15.4 mi |
| Pickup Hill | SE 141° | 630 m | 18.8 mi |
| Luce Hill | SSE 149° | 605 m | 12.2 mi |
| South Hill | SE 136° | 591 m | 15.4 mi |
| Dibble Hill | SE 137° | 579 m | 11.2 mi |
| Round Top Hill | ESE 124° | 512 m | 12.7 mi |
| Harris Hill | SSE 159° | 509 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:02 | 16:48 |
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 | 25 | 26 | 33 | 44 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dunkirk, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1072887791
Day trips start here
- Cattaraugus · 27 mi
- Jamestown · 28 mi
- Randolph · 30 mi
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