Urban Roots
Urban Roots is a garden in New York, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. South Hill stands 540 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Balancing Act II, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 0.7 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Urban Roots co-op
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 10.9 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bridge overlook · 1 mi
- Buffalo City Hall Observation Deck · 2 mi
- Duck Blind · 3 mi
- North Viewing Blind · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Balancing Act II: 0.0 mi
- Eden: 1.0 mi
- The Alphabet Doesn't Need To Be In Order: 1.0 mi
- Sylvester P. 'Sly' Bennett Jr.: 1.1 mi
- look and see: 1.1 mi
- Massachusetts Avenue Park: 0.2 mi
- Massachusetts Triangle: 0.2 mi
- Albany & School Triangle: 0.5 mi
- Life Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Colonial Circle: 0.6 mi
- Front Park Peace Memorial: 0.9 mi
- 100th NY Volunteer Infantry Civil War Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Buffalo Cultural Walk of Fame: 1.0 mi
- Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry Monument: 1.0 mi
- Oldest tree in Buffalo: 1.2 mi
- Kleinhans Music Hall: 0.7 mi
- International Boundary Line: 1.1 mi
- Charles & Marie Fontana Boathouse Tour: 1.1 mi
- Delaware Park Rose Garden: 1.5 mi
- Delaware Park Japanese Gardens: 1.7 mi
- North Hall - The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum: 0.8 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site: 1.0 mi
- Buffalo History Museum - Resource Center: 1.1 mi
- Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society: 1.7 mi
- Nash House Museum: 2.0 mi
- Times Beach Nature Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Strawberry Island: 3.6 mi
- Motor Island Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
- Tifft Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Spicer Creek Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
- Glen Falls: 8.0 mi
- Mattulke Falls: 13.7 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 14.9 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 15.0 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 15.1 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 10.8 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 12.5 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 13.4 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 13.9 mi
- old gravel pit: 14.4 mi
- Greenwood Garden: 0.8 mi
- Lillion Batchelor Contemplative Garden: 0.9 mi
- 5 Loaves Farm: 0.9 mi
- Inspiration Garden: 1.9 mi
- Broadway Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Emerald Beach: 1.9 mi
- Beaver Island Beach: 4.6 mi
- Gallagher Beach: 5.0 mi
- Wendt Beach: 18.3 mi
- Bennett Beach: 19.6 mi
- Buffalo Main Light: 2.4 mi
- Lighthouse Point Park: 2.4 mi
- Buffalo North breakwater East end Light: 2.4 mi
- Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light: 5.5 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 5.5 mi
- Amanda's Place Pavilion: 7.0 mi
- Pavilion #2: 7.7 mi
- Eco Island: 9.4 mi
- Locust Grove Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Eden Text Stop: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Urban Roots. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hill | SSE 153° | 540 m | 24.9 mi |
| East Hill | SSE 153° | 509 m | 19.9 mi |
| Vermont Hill | SE 133° | 488 m | 25.0 mi |
| East Boston Hill | SSE 154° | 486 m | 19.4 mi |
| Blanchard Hill | SSE 149° | 481 m | 22.0 mi |
| Rice Hill | SSE 163° | 466 m | 20.7 mi |
| East Hill | ENE 72° | 239 m | 17.2 mi |
| West Hill | ENE 72° | 228 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:15 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:59 | 16:45 |
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, 8 mi away.
- Canada Goose143 obs
- Mallard126 obs
- American Robin60 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel54 obs
- Great Blue Heron52 obs
- Monarch51 obs
- Northern Cardinal47 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle45 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/697231585
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