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Large Anchor

Large Anchor from directly overhead

Large Anchor is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Arab Hill stands 640 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is The Lighthouse Service, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 0.6 miles off. 125 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

What the record says

Inscription
Large Anchor from the Anabelle Wilson which sank off Dunkirk Lighthouse on Nov. 1913.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.49358, -79.35400

Overlooks nearby

125 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 54
  • Point Gratiot Park: 0.3 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
  • Washington Park: 1.5 mi
  • Dog Park: 2.1 mi
  • Athletic Fields: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Beaches: 12
Museums: 11
Peaks: 11
Historic sites: 10
Attractions: 3
  • Dunkirk City Pier: 0.9 mi
  • Lake Shore Savings Clock Tower: 2.9 mi
  • Graycliff: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 1
Springs: 1
  • Melissa's Spring: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Arab HillSE 146°640 m15.8 mi
Boutwell HillSE 143°635 m15.6 mi
Pickup HillSE 142°630 m19.0 mi
Luce HillSSE 151°605 m12.5 mi
South HillSE 138°591 m15.6 mi
Dibble HillSE 139°579 m11.4 mi
Round Top HillSE 126°512 m12.8 mi
Harris HillSSE 160°509 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5319:30
June solstice05:4120:1620:59
September equinox07:0518:3919:17
December solstice07:4516:0216:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252633445767717063524132
Precip in3.42.63.03.84.04.24.63.94.44.84.14.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dunkirk, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9844735110

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