Buffalo North breakwater East end Light
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Buffalo North breakwater East end Light is a lighthouse in New York, at a modelled elevation of 178 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.
One of two "bottle shaped" beacons that once guided mariners in Buffalo Harbor. The other is located at Dunkirk Lighthouse museum in Dunkirk, NY.
The story
The Buffalo North Breakwater East end Light was a lighthouse originally located on the North breakwater East End of Buffalo harbor, New York. It has since been relocated from the North Harbor entrance and sits on display near the Buffalo Main Light on the grounds of the United States Coast Guard station at the end of Furman Blvd on the Buffalo waterfront.
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Wikidata Q4985801, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1903
- Height
- 8.8 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 9.3 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Duck Blind · 1 mi
- Buffalo City Hall Observation Deck · 1 mi
- Bridge overlook · 2 mi
- North Viewing Blind · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buffalo Lightship: 0.0 mi
- Buffalo Water Intake, Horseshoe Reef Light: 0.0 mi
- The 1833 Buffalo Lighthouse: 0.0 mi
- International Shipmasters' Association: 0.1 mi
- Penobscot-Morania Collision: 0.1 mi
- Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park: 0.4 mi
- Wilkeson Pointe: 0.6 mi
- Bingham Triangle: 0.6 mi
- Erie Hills Pedestrian Mall: 0.6 mi
- Maritime Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Shark Girl: 0.6 mi
- Vroom, Shhh: 0.8 mi
- Millard Fillmore: 0.8 mi
- General Kazimier Pulaski: 0.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland: 0.9 mi
- USS Croaker: 0.4 mi
- USS Grenadier (SS210): 0.4 mi
- USS Little Rock: 0.5 mi
- USS The Sullivans: 0.5 mi
- PTF-17: 0.5 mi
- Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park Museum: 0.5 mi
- Erie Canal Packet Boat Exhibit: 0.5 mi
- Explore & More Children's Museum: 0.6 mi
- Buffalo Harbor Museum: 0.7 mi
- Buffalo Transportation Pierce Arrow Museum: 1.1 mi
- Times Beach Nature Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Tifft Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Strawberry Island: 5.6 mi
- Motor Island Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Reserve: 7.5 mi
- Trial Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Broadway Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Inspiration Garden: 2.2 mi
- Urban Roots: 2.4 mi
- Lillion Batchelor Contemplative Garden: 2.7 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 12.2 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 13.8 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 14.6 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 15.1 mi
- old gravel pit: 15.3 mi
- Glen Falls: 9.5 mi
- Mattulke Falls: 11.4 mi
- Eternal Flame Falls: 14.0 mi
- Cromer's Mill: 16.5 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 16.7 mi
- Emerald Beach: 0.4 mi
- Gallagher Beach: 2.9 mi
- Beaver Island Beach: 6.4 mi
- Wendt Beach: 16.1 mi
- Bennett Beach: 17.4 mi
- Buffalo Main Light: 0.0 mi
- Lighthouse Point Park: 0.1 mi
- Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light: 3.2 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 3.3 mi
- Amanda's Place Pavilion: 6.0 mi
- Pavilion #2: 10.1 mi
- Eco Island: 11.0 mi
- Locust Grove Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Eden Text Stop: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo North breakwater East end Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hill | SSE 150° | 540 m | 22.9 mi |
| Townsend Hill | SSE 158° | 533 m | 23.1 mi |
| East Hill | SSE 149° | 509 m | 18.0 mi |
| Vermont Hill | SE 129° | 488 m | 23.6 mi |
| East Boston Hill | SSE 150° | 486 m | 17.4 mi |
| Blanchard Hill | SE 145° | 481 m | 20.1 mi |
| Rice Hill | SSE 160° | 466 m | 18.5 mi |
| East Hill | ENE 65° | 239 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:15 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 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 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 83001669OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Buffalo North Breakwater South End Light, reference 83001669, listed 08/04/83.
OpenStreetMap element node/6538045852
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