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Grace Plaza

Grace Plaza from directly overhead

Grace Plaza is a garden in New York, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. East Hill stands 509 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Grace N. Seitz McCombs, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 4.7 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
University at Buffalo
Access
Yes
Fee
No
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.00213, -78.78761

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Special Events Field: 0.2 mi
  • Student Park: 0.3 mi
  • South Ellicott Lawn: 0.4 mi
  • Marshal Court: 0.5 mi
  • Cindy Drive Play Area: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Giraffes: 5.4 mi
  • Addax: 5.4 mi
  • Roan Antelope: 5.4 mi
  • Zebra: 5.4 mi
  • M&T Bank Rainforest Falls: 5.5 mi
Museums: 47
Cliffs: 16
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 5.1 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 6.9 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 7.6 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 8.0 mi
  • old gravel pit: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 15
Gardens: 14
  • Grace Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • Tribute Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Walled Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Greenwood Garden: 7.5 mi
  • 5 Loaves Farm: 7.8 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Peaks: 8
  • Saratoga Hill (9m): 3.6 mi
  • West Hill: 9.6 mi
  • East Hill: 11.5 mi
  • Sledding hill: 13.9 mi
  • Sledding Hill: 22.3 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Pavilion #2: 3.1 mi
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 10.9 mi
  • Eco Island: 11.5 mi
  • Locust Grove Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
  • Picnic Area #1: 22.1 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Beaver Island Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Emerald Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Gallagher Beach: 11.6 mi
  • Bedford Beach: 17.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East HillS 170°509 m24.4 mi
East Boston HillS 171°486 m23.9 mi
East HillE 94°239 m11.5 mi
West HillE 99°228 m9.6 mi
Nichols HillENE 74°225 m24.1 mi
Saratoga Hill (9m)S 182°180 m3.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:3720:1520:59
September equinox07:0318:3719:14
December solstice07:4415:5816:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262634465867727063524131
Precip in3.32.52.93.43.43.43.23.24.14.03.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffalo, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Canada Goose102 obs
  • White-tailed Deer97 obs
  • Mallard48 obs
  • common buckthorn43 obs
  • American Robin38 obs
  • Eastern Red-backed Salamander34 obs
  • purple loosestrife33 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk32 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10045448856

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