Delaware Park
Delaware Park is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. East Boston Hill stands 486 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is McMillan Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 1.4 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Plaque engraved with an image depicting the historic view from this location and a description of the Buffalo Olmsted park system.
The story
Park in Erie County, New York, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49482626, matched on coordinates and name (345 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- [image] Historic View of Southern Shore of Delaware Park Lake and Calvert Vaux's "Spirehead" Gazebo, Circa 1890 Delaware Park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux as the principal public park within an overall system of parks ...
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 11.5 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bridge overlook · 3 mi
- Buffalo City Hall Observation Deck · 3 mi
- Duck Blind · 4 mi
- North Viewing Blind · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- McMillan Monument: 0.1 mi
- Young Abraham Lincoln: 0.4 mi
- William McKinley Assassination Site: 0.6 mi
- Fireman Monument: 0.6 mi
- Buffalo Cultural Walk of Fame: 0.8 mi
- Lincoln Parkway: 0.5 mi
- Soldiers Circle: 0.6 mi
- Nottingham & Elmwood: 0.6 mi
- Chapin Parkway: 0.7 mi
- Gates Circle: 0.8 mi
- Spirit of Womanhood: 0.2 mi
- Michelangelo's David: 0.4 mi
- Mozart in Delaware Park: 0.4 mi
- Stay: 0.4 mi
- The Rock Monument of Buffalo: 0.5 mi
- Delaware Park Rose Garden: 0.4 mi
- Delaware Park Japanese Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Bison: 0.7 mi
- Vanishing Animals South: 0.7 mi
- Gorilla: 0.7 mi
- Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society: 0.6 mi
- Buffalo History Museum - Resource Center: 0.9 mi
- Darwin D. Martin House: 0.9 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site: 2.2 mi
- North Hall - The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum: 2.2 mi
- Strawberry Island: 3.3 mi
- Motor Island Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
- Times Beach Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Tifft Nature Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Spicer Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi
- Greenwood Garden: 1.3 mi
- 5 Loaves Farm: 1.7 mi
- Urban Roots: 1.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 2.2 mi
- Lillion Batchelor Contemplative Garden: 2.2 mi
- Glen Falls: 6.5 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 14.5 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 14.7 mi
- American Falls: 14.7 mi
- Mattulke Falls: 15.2 mi
- Emerald Beach: 3.6 mi
- Beaver Island Beach: 4.7 mi
- Gallagher Beach: 6.2 mi
- Wendt Beach: 20.1 mi
- Bennett Beach: 21.3 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 9.3 mi
- old gravel pit: 13.1 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 16.6 mi
- Devil's Hole Gulch: 16.6 mi
- Niagara Glen: 16.7 mi
- Lighthouse Point Park: 4.0 mi
- Buffalo Main Light: 4.0 mi
- Buffalo North breakwater East end Light: 4.0 mi
- Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light: 6.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 24.8 mi
- Amanda's Place Pavilion: 7.4 mi
- Eco Island: 9.2 mi
- Locust Grove Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Eden Text Stop: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Delaware Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Boston Hill | SSE 158° | 486 m | 20.3 mi |
| Blanchard Hill | SSE 153° | 481 m | 22.8 mi |
| Rice Hill | SSE 167° | 466 m | 21.8 mi |
| East Hill | ENE 76° | 239 m | 15.9 mi |
| West Hill | ENE 76° | 228 m | 13.8 mi |
| Saratoga Hill (9m) | ENE 72° | 180 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunrise.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:15 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:58 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11892595167
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