old gravel pit
old gravel pit is a cliff in New York, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Cobble Hill stands 515 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Tillman Road Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Height
- 5 m
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
- 13.9 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Mound · 15 mi
- Buffalo City Hall Observation Deck · 15 mi
- North Viewing Blind · 15 mi
- South Viewing Blind · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Clarence Lions: 1.1 mi
- Town of Clarence War Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Hull House Historic Site: 1.4 mi
- Lancaster NIKE Base: 2.4 mi
- Harris Hill Historical Marker: 3.3 mi
- Parker Commons: 1.6 mi
- Clarence Escarpment Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Thompson Road Park: 2.1 mi
- Walden Pond Park: 2.3 mi
- Harris Hill Park: 3.3 mi
- The Great Pumpkin Farm: 2.6 mi
- Ride of Steel: 11.6 mi
- Big Kahuna: 11.6 mi
- Flotation Station Lazy River: 11.7 mi
- Blast Off: 11.7 mi
- Russell J. Salvatore: 4.4 mi
- Tanglewood, 2006: 6.4 mi
- Statue of Welcoming Jesus: 6.6 mi
- Mary with child: 7.0 mi
- Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 7.5 mi
- Lancaster Historical Society and Museum: 5.2 mi
- Greater Lancaster Museum of Firefighting: 5.3 mi
- Buffalo AKG Art Museum: 6.4 mi
- The Meeting House: 6.7 mi
- Knight-Sutton Museum: 6.9 mi
- West Hill: 1.3 mi
- East Hill: 3.0 mi
- Saratoga Hill (9m): 9.1 mi
- Nichols Hill: 17.0 mi
- Poland Hill: 17.1 mi
- Glen Falls: 6.7 mi
- Akron Falls: 7.3 mi
- Upper Akron Falls: 7.4 mi
- Indian Falls: 11.5 mi
- Royalton Falls: 15.1 mi
- Memorial garden: 4.1 mi
- Rock garden: 7.2 mi
- Grace Plaza: 9.3 mi
- Grace Plaza: 9.3 mi
- Walled Garden: 12.4 mi
- Tillman Road Wildlife Management Area: 0.3 mi
- Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve And Environmental Education Center: 7.6 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment Unique Area: 7.9 mi
- Tifft Nature Preserve: 14.8 mi
- Spicer Creek Wildlife Management Area: 15.1 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 1.9 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 2.0 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 2.5 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 4.3 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 7.1 mi
- Lighthouse Point Park: 15.3 mi
- Buffalo Main Light: 15.3 mi
- Buffalo North breakwater East end Light: 15.3 mi
- Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light: 15.8 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 15.8 mi
- Amanda's Place Pavilion: 11.9 mi
- Pavilion #2: 12.4 mi
- Eco Island: 20.7 mi
- Hammock Haven: 23.1 mi
- Gallagher Beach: 15.1 mi
- Emerald Beach: 15.2 mi
- Beaver Island Beach: 17.2 mi
- Bedford Beach: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of old gravel pit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobble Hill | SE 129° | 515 m | 21.1 mi |
| Colton Hill | ESE 111° | 510 m | 22.7 mi |
| East Hill | SSW 193° | 509 m | 21.9 mi |
| Crow Hill | SSE 162° | 500 m | 21.4 mi |
| Sulphur Spring Hill | ESE 111° | 499 m | 24.9 mi |
| Orr Hill | SE 127° | 497 m | 18.1 mi |
| Vermont Hill | SSE 169° | 488 m | 21.2 mi |
| East Boston Hill | SSW 194° | 486 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:49 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:14 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 15:57 | 16:43 |
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1268546437
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