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Mossy Point

Mossy Point, seen from above at true elevation

Mossy Point is a cliff in New York, at a recorded elevation of 334 m. Pigeon Hill stands 624 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hunters Creek County Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
334 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.75839, -78.54836

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hunters Creek County Park: 0.6 mi
  • Hunters Creek County Park: 1.1 mi
  • Wales Town Park: 1.2 mi
  • Warren Dr. Park: 3.0 mi
  • Aurora Pool Park: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions: 56
  • Fisher Price Toy Store: 3.4 mi
  • Hidden Valley Animal Adventure: 12.7 mi
  • Hamburg Fairgrounds: 13.6 mi
  • Historical Building: 13.8 mi
  • Firemens Building: 13.8 mi
Museums: 42
  • Toy Town Museum: 3.4 mi
  • Roycroft Campus: 3.6 mi
  • Elbert Hubbard Roycroft Museum and ScheideMantel House: 3.7 mi
  • Millard Fillmore House: 3.8 mi
  • Elma Town Museum: 7.9 mi
Peaks: 39
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 13
Cliffs: 9
  • old gravel pit: 14.5 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 16.1 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 16.3 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 16.4 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Beaches: 4
  • Gallagher Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Emerald Beach: 19.4 mi
  • Zoar Valley Beach: 22.3 mi
  • Beaver Island Beach: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Hammock Haven: 10.2 mi
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 13.2 mi
  • Pavilion #2: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pigeon HillSSE 165°624 m24.3 mi
Blue HillS 177°614 m17.7 mi
Burns HillS 186°604 m23.3 mi
Bread Loaf HillS 186°593 m20.1 mi
Bixby HillSSE 162°582 m18.6 mi
Dutch HillSSW 197°548 m22.4 mi
South HillSSW 207°540 m13.0 mi
Townsend HillSSW 214°533 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4919:27
June solstice05:3720:1420:57
September equinox07:0218:3619:13
December solstice07:4215:5816:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232432445665686761503930
Precip in3.62.63.23.63.54.23.93.53.94.24.13.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357572211

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