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Buffalo Water Intake, Horseshoe Reef Light

Buffalo Water Intake, Horseshoe Reef Light from directly overhead

Buffalo Water Intake, Horseshoe Reef Light is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. South Hill stands 540 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Buffalo Lightship, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 0.6 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
Two structures mark the entrance to the Niagara River - the city of Buffalo water intake and the abandoned Horseshoe Reef Light....
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.87776, -78.88975

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Artworks
Attractions: 57
Museums: 49
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 15
Cliffs: 15
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 12.2 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 13.7 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 14.6 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 15.1 mi
  • old gravel pit: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 14
Peaks: 11
Beaches: 7
  • Emerald Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Gallagher Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Beaver Island Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Wendt Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Bennett Beach: 17.4 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 6.0 mi
  • Pavilion #2: 10.1 mi
  • Eco Island: 11.0 mi
  • Locust Grove Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Water Intake, Horseshoe Reef Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South HillSSE 150°540 m22.9 mi
Townsend HillSSE 158°533 m23.1 mi
East HillSSE 149°509 m18.0 mi
Vermont HillSE 129°488 m23.6 mi
East Boston HillSSE 150°486 m17.4 mi
Blanchard HillSE 145°481 m20.1 mi
Rice HillSSE 160°466 m18.5 mi
East HillENE 65°239 m18.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5119:28
June solstice05:3820:1520:58
September equinox07:0418:3719:15
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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9848956853

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