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Erie Canal Packet Boat Exhibit

Erie Canal Packet Boat Exhibit from directly overhead

Erie Canal Packet Boat Exhibit is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. South Hill stands 540 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Spirit of Buffalo, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail runs past it. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Height
10 m
Getting there

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Coordinates42.87695, -78.87944

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • The Ruins at Canalside: 0.0 mi
  • Baldt Stockless Merchant Ship's Anchor: 0.1 mi
  • Special Marine Corps Units in WWII: 0.1 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Gold Star Memorial: 0.1 mi
Artworks
Parks
Attractions: 57
Museums: 48
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 15
Cliffs: 15
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 11.8 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 13.3 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 14.2 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 14.7 mi
  • old gravel pit: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 14
Peaks: 12
Beaches: 6
  • Emerald Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Gallagher Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Beaver Island Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Wendt Beach: 16.4 mi
  • Bennett Beach: 17.6 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 5.5 mi
  • Pavilion #2: 10.0 mi
  • Eco Island: 11.4 mi
  • Locust Grove Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Erie Canal Packet Boat Exhibit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South HillSSE 151°540 m22.6 mi
Townsend HillSSE 159°533 m22.9 mi
East HillSSE 150°509 m17.7 mi
Crow HillSE 125°500 m24.8 mi
Vermont HillSE 130°488 m23.1 mi
East Boston HillSSE 151°486 m17.1 mi
Blanchard HillSSE 146°481 m19.8 mi
Rice HillSSE 162°466 m18.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5019:28
June solstice05:3820:1520:58
September equinox07:0318:3719:15
December solstice07:4415:5916:45

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1432170372

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