Dunkirk Historical Museum
Dunkirk Historical Museum is a museum in New York, at a recorded elevation of 185 m. Arab Hill stands 640 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
The story
city of New York, United States
Dates from 1880.
Wikidata Q911609, matched on coordinates and name (192 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 185 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dunkirk Historical Society
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cliff top · 21 mi
132 named places within 25 miles
- Washington Park: 0.1 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Dog Park: 0.8 mi
- Point Gratiot Park: 1.3 mi
- Athletic Fields: 1.8 mi
- Forever Wild Forest Trail Head: 1.8 mi
- Canadaway Creek Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi
- College Lodge Forest: 10.5 mi
- Kabob Wildlife Management Area: 14.2 mi
- Stockton State Forest: 14.4 mi
- Cedar Beach: 1.2 mi
- Wright Park Beach: 1.4 mi
- Point Gratiot Beach: 1.4 mi
- Cassadaga Beach: 9.4 mi
- Hanover Town Beach: 11.6 mi
- Sarah Sinfield: 1.4 mi
- Dedicated to Corporal Cyrus W. James: 1.4 mi
- The Lighthouse Service: 1.4 mi
- Large Anchor: 1.4 mi
- On September 26, 1812: 1.4 mi
- Dibble Hill: 10.0 mi
- Pope Hill: 10.8 mi
- Luce Hill: 11.2 mi
- Round Top Hill: 11.4 mi
- South Hill: 14.2 mi
- D R Barker Museum: 2.8 mi
- Barcelona Harbor museum: 16.5 mi
- McClurg Museum: 16.6 mi
- McClurg Museum: 16.6 mi
- South Dayton Depot Movie and Rail Museum: 16.7 mi
- South Buffalo North Side Light: 1.4 mi
- Dunkirk Lighthouse & Veterans Park Museum: 1.4 mi
- Veterans Museum & Light Keeper's House: 1.4 mi
- Dunkirk Light: 1.4 mi
- Oil House: 1.4 mi
- Dunkirk City Pier: 0.6 mi
- Lake Shore Savings Clock Tower: 1.9 mi
- Graycliff: 24.4 mi
- Palestine Park: 19.8 mi
- Discovery Garden: 20.1 mi
- Chautauqua Lake Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- Eden Text Stop: 24.7 mi
- Ong-Gwe-Ohn-Weh: 0.7 mi
- Melissa's Spring: 23.0 mi
- Ensminger Falls: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dunkirk Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arab Hill | SSE 147° | 640 m | 14.5 mi |
| Boutwell Hill | SE 145° | 635 m | 14.2 mi |
| Pickup Hill | SE 143° | 630 m | 17.6 mi |
| Tug Hill | ESE 122° | 630 m | 24.9 mi |
| Luce Hill | SSE 154° | 605 m | 11.2 mi |
| South Hill | SE 139° | 591 m | 14.2 mi |
| Dibble Hill | SE 140° | 579 m | 10.0 mi |
| Round Top Hill | SE 126° | 512 m | 11.4 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 | 07:44 | 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/357638944
Day trips start here
- Cattaraugus · 26 mi
- Jamestown · 27 mi
- Randolph · 29 mi
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