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Point Gratiot Beach

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. 115 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

Coordinates42.48728, -79.35861

Overlooks nearby

115 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 50
  • 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
Beaches: 11
Nature reserves: 11
Peaks: 11
Historic sites: 10
Museums: 10
Attractions: 2
  • Dunkirk City Pier: 1.1 mi
  • Lake Shore Savings Clock Tower: 2.6 mi
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 1
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Melissa's Spring: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Arab HillSE640 m15.6 mi
Boutwell HillSE635 m15.4 mi
Pickup HillSE630 m18.8 mi
Luce HillSSE605 m12.2 mi
South HillSE591 m15.4 mi
Dibble HillSE579 m11.2 mi
Round Top HillESE512 m12.7 mi
Harris HillSSE509 m23.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5319:30
June solstice05:4120:1620:59
September equinox07:0518:4019:17
December solstice07:4516:0216:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252633445767717063524132
Precip in3.42.63.03.84.04.24.63.94.44.84.14.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dunkirk, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1072887791

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