Keeper's House
Keeper's House is a lighthouse in New York, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Hopper Hills stands 335 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is 1822 Lighthouse, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Lighthouse in New York, United States.
Dates from 1822.
Wikidata Q5086268, joined on its National Register reference.
What the record says
- Built
- 1863
What to expect
- Operated by
- Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Historical Society
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Owen's Point · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 1822 Lighthouse: 0.0 mi
- Battle of the Bulge World War II Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Section 24 (North): 2.5 mi
- Section 23 (North): 2.5 mi
- Section 30 (North): 2.5 mi
- Historic Dentzel Carousel: 0.4 mi
- Giraffe: 3.0 mi
- African Elephant: 3.0 mi
- Olive Baboon: 3.0 mi
- Lion: 3.1 mi
- Charlotte Village Green: 0.3 mi
- Ontario Beach Park: 0.5 mi
- Spezio Park: 0.6 mi
- Bateau Play Area: 0.8 mi
- Adeline Park: 1.2 mi
- Port of Rochester Marina Sign: 0.3 mi
- Ontario Beach Park Sign: 0.4 mi
- Holy Family Shrine: 3.0 mi
- Hippo Statute: 4.5 mi
- ROC City Wheat: 6.6 mi
- Paddy Hill: 2.4 mi
- Craig Hill: 6.2 mi
- Frisbee Hill: 6.7 mi
- Cobbs Hill: 8.0 mi
- Pinnacle Hill: 8.2 mi
- Greece Historical Society: 4.4 mi
- High Falls Museum: 6.3 mi
- Rochester Auto Museum: 6.6 mi
- Memorial Art Gallery: 6.7 mi
- Rochester Contemporary Art Center: 6.7 mi
- Gosnell Big Woods Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Herman Road Forever Wild Forest: 6.6 mi
- Braddock Bay Wildlife Management Area: 6.8 mi
- Whiting Road Nature Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Salmon Creek Nature Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Maplewood Rose Garden: 5.0 mi
- Good Luck Garden: 6.7 mi
- Dorris Carlson Reading Garden: 6.8 mi
- Garden of Fragrance: 7.1 mi
- Emmighausen Garden: 7.1 mi
- Turning Point Falls: 1.6 mi
- Norton’s Falls: 4.3 mi
- Lower Falls: 5.1 mi
- Densmore Falls: 5.3 mi
- Middle Falls: 5.3 mi
- Ontario Beach: 0.6 mi
- Windsor Beach: 0.7 mi
- Hamlin Beach: 19.2 mi
- Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse: 0.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Keeper's House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopper Hills | SSE 163° | 335 m | 22.2 mi |
| Baker Hill | SSE 148° | 282 m | 17.8 mi |
| College Hill | S 180° | 267 m | 23.8 mi |
| Turk Hill | SSE 147° | 264 m | 16.7 mi |
| Fort Hill | SSE 156° | 256 m | 21.8 mi |
| Collings Hill | SSW 206° | 233 m | 20.6 mi |
| Ryder Hill | SSW 196° | 231 m | 18.2 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | S 171° | 224 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:11 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:52 | 16:38 |
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 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester GTR Intl, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 74001259OpenStreetMapOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Genesee Lighthouse, reference 74001259, listed 08/13/74.
OpenStreetMap element way/543434159
Day trips start here
- Williamson · 21 mi
- Palmyra · 23 mi
- Farmington · 24 mi
- Newark · 30 mi
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