Historic site · New York

The Power Portal

The Power Portal from directly overhead

The Power Portal is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 168 m. West Hill stands 228 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Medallion, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 0.6 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material: metal
Inscription: THE POWER PORTAL//THE CONSTRUCTION OF LARGER AND MORE/EFFICIENT ELECTRIC GENERATING STATIONS/AT NIAGARA MADE THE ORIGINAL ADAMS/PLANT OBSOLETE·IT HAS BEEN DEMOLISHED·-THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THIS FIRST POWERHOUSE-WITH THE LEGENDED INDIAN MEDALLION BY FREDERI

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Coordinates43.08172, -79.07107

0.6 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
25.9 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks

Indian Medallion: 0.0 mi
Untroubled Waters: 0.5 mi
Atlantic Humpback Whales, Wall #81: 1.0 mi
Bower: 5.7 mi
Tesla coil: 8.8 mi

Historic sites

Parks

Queen Victoria Park: 0.3 mi
Cataract House Park: 0.4 mi
Schoelkropf Fountain Park: 1.4 mi
Pietrocarlo Park: 1.6 mi
Gluck Park: 2.2 mi

Attractions52

Cave of the Winds: 0.0 mi
Cave of the Winds: 0.1 mi
Prospect Point: 0.3 mi
Prospect Point Observation Tower: 0.4 mi
Niagara City Cruises: 0.4 mi

Museums39

Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center: 2.1 mi
Castellani Art Museum: 4.2 mi
Sir Adam Beck Power Stations: 4.7 mi
Lewiston History Museum: 6.4 mi
Niagara Aerospace Museum: 6.6 mi

Gardens12

Tribute Garden: 9.2 mi
5 Loaves Farm: 14.1 mi
Lillion Batchelor Contemplative Garden: 14.3 mi
Greenwood Garden: 14.3 mi
Urban Roots: 15.0 mi

Nature reserves11

Stella Niagara Preserve: 8.3 mi
Scenic Woods: 8.6 mi
Spicer Creek Wildlife Management Area: 9.6 mi
Motor Island Wildlife Management Area: 10.6 mi
Strawberry Island: 11.5 mi

Cliffs10

Niagara Glen: 3.2 mi
Devil's Hole Gulch: 3.8 mi
Niagara Escarpment: 13.0 mi
Indian Falls: 19.3 mi
Onondaga Escarpment: 20.4 mi

Waterfalls9

Lighthouses7

Oil Shed: 12.4 mi
Fort Niagara Lighthouse: 12.5 mi
Buffalo North breakwater East end Light: 16.8 mi
Buffalo Main Light: 16.8 mi
Lighthouse Point Park: 16.8 mi

Picnic sites6

Locust Grove Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
Eco Island: 5.8 mi
Picnic Area #1: 12.2 mi
Pavilion #2: 12.3 mi
Picnic Area #2: 12.5 mi

Beaches4

Beaver Island Beach: 10.4 mi
Emerald Beach: 16.4 mi
Gallagher Beach: 19.7 mi
Bedford Beach: 24.7 mi

Peaks4

Sledding hill: 10.7 mi
Sledding Hill: 12.5 mi
Saratoga Hill (9m): 16.8 mi
West Hill: 24.8 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
West Hill	ESE 106°	228 m	24.8 mi
Saratoga Hill (9m)	ESE 122°	180 m	16.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:21	18:51	19:29
June solstice	05:38	20:17	21:00
September equinox	07:04	18:38	19:16
December solstice	07:45	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	27	34	46	58	68	73	71	64	52	41	32
Precip in	2.6	2.1	2.4	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.4	2.8	3.3	3.3	2.9	2.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Niagara Falls, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13144059446

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