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The South Pier

The South Pier from directly overhead

The South Pier is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. South Hill stands 540 m to the south-southeast, 23 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 0.4 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
The 1,425-foot south pier as it exists today was built by the Army Corps of Engineers, to strengthen an earlier citizen-built pier that was vital to Buffalo's emergence as a city...
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.87756, -78.88545

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: 12.0 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 13.6 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 14.4 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 14.9 mi
  • old gravel pit: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 14
Peaks: 11
Beaches: 7
  • Emerald Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Gallagher Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Beaver Island Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Wendt Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Bennett Beach: 17.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 5.8 mi
  • Pavilion #2: 10.0 mi
  • Eco Island: 11.2 mi
  • Locust Grove Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South HillSSE 150°540 m22.8 mi
Townsend HillSSE 159°533 m23.0 mi
East HillSSE 150°509 m17.9 mi
Vermont HillSE 129°488 m23.4 mi
East Boston HillSSE 150°486 m17.3 mi
Blanchard HillSE 146°481 m20.0 mi
Rice HillSSE 161°466 m18.4 mi
East HillENE 65°239 m18.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5119:28
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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9848956845

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