Buffalo Harbor Museum
Buffalo Harbor Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. South Hill stands 540 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Maritime Memorial, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail runs past it. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
city and county seat of Erie County, New York, United States
Dates from 1832.
Wikidata Q40435, matched on coordinates and name (509 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- On the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 9.1 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Buffalo City Hall Observation Deck · 1 mi
- Duck Blind · 1 mi
- Bridge overlook · 2 mi
- North Viewing Blind · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Maritime Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Erie Hills Pedestrian Mall: 0.1 mi
- Five Flags Park: 0.2 mi
- Nikola Tesla Park: 0.2 mi
- Eagle & Franklin Triangle: 0.2 mi
- General Kazimier Pulaski: 0.1 mi
- Vroom, Shhh: 0.1 mi
- Nikola Tesla: 0.2 mi
- Shark Girl: 0.2 mi
- Millard Fillmore: 0.3 mi
- Erie County Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- George Washington: 0.2 mi
- Baldt Stockless Merchant Ship's Anchor: 0.3 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Western New York Hispanic American Veterans: 0.3 mi
- USS Grenadier (SS210): 0.3 mi
- PTF-17: 0.3 mi
- USS Croaker: 0.3 mi
- USS The Sullivans: 0.3 mi
- USS Little Rock: 0.3 mi
- Explore & More Children's Museum: 0.3 mi
- Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park Museum: 0.3 mi
- Erie Canal Packet Boat Exhibit: 0.3 mi
- Buffalo Transportation Pierce Arrow Museum: 0.5 mi
- Nash House Museum: 0.6 mi
- Times Beach Nature Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Tifft Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Strawberry Island: 5.6 mi
- Motor Island Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Reserve: 7.6 mi
- Trial Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Broadway Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Inspiration Garden: 1.6 mi
- Urban Roots: 2.1 mi
- Walled Garden: 2.4 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 11.5 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 13.1 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 13.9 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 14.4 mi
- old gravel pit: 14.6 mi
- Glen Falls: 8.8 mi
- Mattulke Falls: 11.6 mi
- Eternal Flame Falls: 14.0 mi
- Cromer's Mill: 16.7 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 16.8 mi
- Emerald Beach: 0.7 mi
- Gallagher Beach: 2.9 mi
- Beaver Island Beach: 6.5 mi
- Wendt Beach: 16.7 mi
- Bennett Beach: 18.0 mi
- Lighthouse Point Park: 0.6 mi
- Buffalo Main Light: 0.7 mi
- Buffalo North breakwater East end Light: 0.7 mi
- Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light: 3.4 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 3.4 mi
- Amanda's Place Pavilion: 5.5 mi
- Pavilion #2: 9.7 mi
- Eco Island: 11.2 mi
- Locust Grove Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Eden Text Stop: 13.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Harbor Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hill | SSE 152° | 540 m | 22.9 mi |
| Townsend Hill | SSE 160° | 533 m | 23.2 mi |
| East Hill | SSE 151° | 509 m | 17.9 mi |
| Crow Hill | SE 126° | 500 m | 24.9 mi |
| Vermont Hill | SE 130° | 488 m | 23.3 mi |
| East Boston Hill | SSE 152° | 486 m | 17.4 mi |
| Blanchard Hill | SSE 147° | 481 m | 20.0 mi |
| Rice Hill | SSE 162° | 466 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:15 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/7231398943
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