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Buffalo Fire Department Box 191, December 27, 1983

Buffalo Fire Department Box 191, December 27, 1983 from directly overhead

Buffalo Fire Department Box 191, December 27, 1983 is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. South Hill stands 540 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Larkin Administration Building pier, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 1.3 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Gas leak and explosion in New York, US

Wikidata Q4580947, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

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Coordinates42.87947, -78.85185

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Larkin Administration Building pier: 0.2 mi
  • Jesse Clipper monument: 0.9 mi
  • Michigan Street Baptist Church: 0.9 mi
  • Mary B. Talbert House: 0.9 mi
  • Red Jacket Peninsula: 1.1 mi
Parks
  • Bristol Emslie Park: 0.2 mi
  • Tyler Likos Park: 0.4 mi
  • JFK Recreation Center: 0.6 mi
  • Willert Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sperry Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Museums: 49
  • Buffalo Transportation Pierce Arrow Museum: 0.9 mi
  • Nash House Museum: 0.9 mi
  • Steel Plant Museum of Western New York: 1.1 mi
  • Heritage DiscoveRy Center: 1.1 mi
  • Buffalo Harbor Museum: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 15
Waterfalls: 15
Cliffs: 15
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 10.6 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 12.1 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 12.9 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 13.4 mi
  • old gravel pit: 13.5 mi
Peaks: 12
Beaches: 6
  • Emerald Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Gallagher Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Beaver Island Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Wendt Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Bennett Beach: 18.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 4.3 mi
  • Pavilion #2: 9.7 mi
  • Eco Island: 12.2 mi
  • Locust Grove Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Fire Department Box 191, December 27, 1983. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South HillSSE 154°540 m22.1 mi
Townsend HillSSE 163°533 m22.6 mi
East HillSSE 155°509 m17.2 mi
Crow HillSE 128°500 m23.7 mi
Vermont HillSE 132°488 m22.2 mi
East Boston HillSSE 156°486 m16.6 mi
Blanchard HillSSE 150°481 m19.2 mi
Rice HillSSE 166°466 m18.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5019:28
June solstice05:3820:1520:58
September equinox07:0318:3719:15
December solstice07:4415:5916:45

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/13199440131

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