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Brighton Cliff

Brighton Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Brighton Cliff is a cliff in New York, at a recorded elevation of 80 m. Nichols Hill stands 225 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Orleans County Marine Park Dedication Plaque, a historic site 1.8 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 0.7 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
80 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.37478, -78.16002

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lake View Park: 2.4 mi
  • Veterans Park: 8.5 mi
  • Carosol Park: 8.8 mi
  • Albion Courthouse Square: 9.1 mi
  • Lafayette H. Beach Park: 9.2 mi
Peaks: 12
Historic sites: 10
  • Orleans County Marine Park Dedication Plaque: 1.8 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 9.3 mi
  • Vietnam Memorial: 15.5 mi
  • John E Butts Memorial: 15.9 mi
  • Megan Dix Memorial Garden: 16.5 mi
Museums: 9
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 2
  • Sunflowers: 20.4 mi
  • Bergen Community Garden: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Dolphin: 23.6 mi
  • Hippo Statute: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Hamlin Beach: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Medina Falls: 15.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Niagara Escarpment: 20.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nichols HillSSW 204°225 m21.0 mi
Casswell HillS 169°223 m22.6 mi
Tower HillS 173°220 m19.8 mi
Pine HillSSW 201°217 m14.4 mi
Lidke HillSSE 161°214 m18.3 mi
Forsythe HillSSE 162°214 m21.0 mi
Harris HillSSE 161°209 m21.2 mi
Torpy HillSSE 156°205 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:25
June solstice05:3320:1420:57
September equinox07:0118:3419:12
December solstice07:4315:5416:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475868727164534131
Precip in3.02.32.73.23.03.03.22.83.23.42.72.7

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357550529

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