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Buffalo Fire Museum

Buffalo Fire Museum from directly overhead

Buffalo Fire Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. South Hill stands 540 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is William & Ogden Triangle, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 3.8 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Buffalo Fire Historical Society

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.88500, -78.80227

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • William & Ogden Triangle: 0.0 mi
  • Davey Park: 0.5 mi
  • Hennepin Park: 0.5 mi
  • Griffith Park: 0.7 mi
  • Bailey-Moreland Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
  • Buffal "O": 3.7 mi
  • Edward M. Cotter: 3.7 mi
  • Lucy Smith & Colesville: 4.0 mi
  • Spirit of Buffalo: 4.0 mi
  • PTF-17: 4.0 mi
Museums: 48
  • Iron Island Museum: 0.6 mi
  • Steel Plant Museum of Western New York: 2.5 mi
  • Heritage DiscoveRy Center: 2.5 mi
  • Nash House Museum: 3.3 mi
  • Buffalo Transportation Pierce Arrow Museum: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Waterfalls: 16
Gardens: 15
Peaks: 15
Cliffs: 15
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 8.6 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 9.8 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 10.7 mi
  • old gravel pit: 11.1 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 11.2 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Gallagher Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Emerald Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Beaver Island Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Wendt Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Bennett Beach: 20.4 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 3.0 mi
  • Pavilion #2: 9.5 mi
  • Eco Island: 13.7 mi
  • Locust Grove Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South HillSSE 161°540 m21.5 mi
Townsend HillS 169°533 m22.4 mi
East HillSSE 163°509 m16.6 mi
Crow HillSE 133°500 m22.1 mi
Orr HillESE 102°497 m24.8 mi
Vermont HillSE 138°488 m20.7 mi
East Boston HillSSE 164°486 m16.1 mi
Blanchard HillSSE 157°481 m18.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:28
June solstice05:3720:1520:58
September equinox07:0318:3719:14
December solstice07:4415:5816:44

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12479742551

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