Dunkirk Light
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Dunkirk Light is a lighthouse in New York, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Arab Hill stands 640 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Museum & Light Keeper's House, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 0.7 miles off. 125 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1875
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cliff top · 21 mi
125 named places within 25 miles
- Point Gratiot Park: 0.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Washington Park: 1.5 mi
- Dog Park: 2.1 mi
- Athletic Fields: 2.6 mi
- Forever Wild Forest Trail Head: 2.9 mi
- Canadaway Creek Wildlife Management Area: 10.5 mi
- College Lodge Forest: 10.9 mi
- Kabob Wildlife Management Area: 15.1 mi
- Stockton State Forest: 15.2 mi
- Cedar Beach: 0.2 mi
- Point Gratiot Beach: 0.5 mi
- Wright Park Beach: 1.7 mi
- Cassadaga Beach: 10.5 mi
- Hanover Town Beach: 12.2 mi
- On September 26, 1812: 0.0 mi
- The Lighthouse Service: 0.0 mi
- Large Anchor: 0.0 mi
- Sarah Sinfield: 0.0 mi
- Dedicated to Corporal Cyrus W. James: 0.0 mi
- Dunkirk Historical Museum: 1.4 mi
- D R Barker Museum: 3.9 mi
- Barcelona Harbor museum: 16.2 mi
- McClurg Museum: 16.5 mi
- McClurg Museum: 16.5 mi
- Dibble Hill: 11.4 mi
- Pope Hill: 12.2 mi
- Luce Hill: 12.5 mi
- Round Top Hill: 12.8 mi
- Boutwell Hill: 15.6 mi
- Veterans Museum & Light Keeper's House: 0.0 mi
- Oil House: 0.0 mi
- Dunkirk Lighthouse & Veterans Park Museum: 0.0 mi
- South Buffalo North Side Light: 0.1 mi
- Dunkirk City Pier: 0.9 mi
- Lake Shore Savings Clock Tower: 2.9 mi
- Graycliff: 24.6 mi
- Palestine Park: 20.4 mi
- Discovery Garden: 20.6 mi
- Ong-Gwe-Ohn-Weh: 0.8 mi
- Melissa's Spring: 24.3 mi
- Ensminger Falls: 24.6 mi
- Chautauqua Lake Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dunkirk Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arab Hill | SE 146° | 640 m | 15.8 mi |
| Boutwell Hill | SE 143° | 635 m | 15.6 mi |
| Pickup Hill | SE 142° | 630 m | 19.0 mi |
| Luce Hill | SSE 151° | 605 m | 12.5 mi |
| South Hill | SE 138° | 591 m | 15.6 mi |
| Dibble Hill | SE 139° | 579 m | 11.4 mi |
| Round Top Hill | SE 126° | 512 m | 12.8 mi |
| Harris Hill | SSE 160° | 509 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:02 | 16:48 |
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 | 25 | 26 | 33 | 44 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dunkirk, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 83001673OpenStreetMap- National Register of Historic Places — South Buffalo North Side Light, reference 83001673, listed 08/04/83.
OpenStreetMap element way/1073002897
Day trips start here
- Cattaraugus · 27 mi
- Jamestown · 28 mi
- Randolph · 30 mi
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