Erie Canal Discovery Center
Erie Canal Discovery Center is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. East Hill stands 239 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is New York State Erie Canal Museum at Locks 34 & 35, a museum 0.1 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 11 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Niagara County Historical Society
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 26.5 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Harbor overlook · 12 mi
- Niagara Power Vista · 18 mi
- Geologic Past overlook · 19 mi
- Industrial Heritage overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flight of Five: 0.1 mi
- Lockport Cave and Underground Boat Ride: 0.1 mi
- Lockport Locks & Erie Canal Cruises: 0.5 mi
- Van Horn Mansion: 9.8 mi
- The Great Pumpkin Farm: 14.5 mi
- Holly Manufacturing Company: 0.2 mi
- Union Station: 0.5 mi
- Violet Patch millstone: 1.3 mi
- Belva Lockwood Homestead: 5.5 mi
- James Edward Depeau: 6.2 mi
- Ida Fritz Park: 0.2 mi
- Scalzo Park: 0.4 mi
- Upson Park: 0.4 mi
- Josephine Carveth Packet Park: 0.6 mi
- Altro Park: 0.7 mi
- Statue of Welcoming Jesus: 9.3 mi
- Tanglewood, 2006: 12.1 mi
- Kanazawa Seal: 12.1 mi
- Baird Point Columns: 12.4 mi
- Grace N. Seitz McCombs: 12.6 mi
- New York State Erie Canal Museum at Locks 34 & 35: 0.1 mi
- Col. William Bond-Jesse Hawley House: 0.2 mi
- Niagara County Historical Society Museum: 0.3 mi
- Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village: 6.3 mi
- Das Haus German Heritage Museum: 11.6 mi
- Indian Falls: 1.3 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 2.3 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 7.5 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 11.1 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 13.1 mi
- Kenan Center Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Grace Plaza: 12.6 mi
- Grace Plaza: 12.6 mi
- Rock garden: 15.1 mi
- Tribute Garden: 16.4 mi
- Indian Falls: 1.3 mi
- Royalton Falls: 5.5 mi
- Glen Falls: 14.5 mi
- Akron Falls: 15.1 mi
- Upper Akron Falls: 15.2 mi
- Lytle Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Spicer Creek Wildlife Management Area: 14.2 mi
- Scenic Woods: 14.5 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment Unique Area: 14.8 mi
- Tillman Road Wildlife Management Area: 15.2 mi
- Thirty Mile Point Light: 17.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 19.5 mi
- Fort Niagara Lighthouse: 19.5 mi
- Lighthouse Point Park: 22.5 mi
- Buffalo Main Light: 22.5 mi
- Pavilion #2: 12.9 mi
- Locust Grove Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Picnic Area #1: 18.9 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 19.1 mi
- Eco Island: 19.7 mi
- Bedford Beach: 5.4 mi
- Beaver Island Beach: 19.5 mi
- Emerald Beach: 22.1 mi
- Gallagher Beach: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Erie Canal Discovery Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Hill | SSE 152° | 239 m | 14.2 mi |
| West Hill | SSE 160° | 228 m | 14.0 mi |
| Nichols Hill | ESE 105° | 225 m | 19.2 mi |
| Pine Hill | E 88° | 217 m | 21.7 mi |
| Saratoga Hill (9m) | SSW 198° | 180 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:15 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:57 | 16:43 |
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 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lockport 4E, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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