Niagara Aerospace Museum
Niagara Aerospace Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. East Hill stands 239 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Creek Community Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 1.6 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Niagara Aerospace Museum is an aviation museum located in Niagara Falls, New York, in the old terminal building of the Niagara Falls International Airport. The museum has been located in a number of places in the Niagara Falls/Buffalo area. It had been located in the Niagara Office Building in downtown Niagara Falls and relocated in 2008 to the site of the then HSBC center on the waterfront in Buffalo, NY, where it was known as the Ira G. Ross Aerospace Museum. In the summer of 2013, the museum moved to its current location. Both Bell Aircraft Corporation and Curtiss-Wright Corporation had corporate headquarters, research & development (R&D), and manufacturing operations nearby in the middle of the twentieth century, and much of the material on display is from these two aviation companies. Among its many displays are many examples of early to mid-twentieth century piston, turbo-jet, turbo-shaft, and jet engines, as well as several static display aircraft including early Bell helicopters, an example of the World War II Bell P-39 Airacobra, and the Bell X-22 tilt-ducted-fan VSTOL aircraft. The museum appointed Lindsey Lauren Visser as the new Executive Director in March 2024. The following February, it announced a proposal to move to downtown Niagara Falls as its existing location was too small and inconvenient for visitors.
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What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 23.6 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Niagara Power Vista · 6 mi
- Geologic Past overlook · 6 mi
- Industrial Heritage overlook · 6 mi
- Terrapin Point · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Creek Community Park: 1.2 mi
- Mario's Park: 1.4 mi
- Nintyfirst Street Park: 1.6 mi
- Ninetyfirst Street Park: 1.6 mi
- Hennepin Park: 1.7 mi
- Gratwick Park dedication: 3.7 mi
- Niagara Falls Veterans Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Sundial: 4.1 mi
- Veteran's Park Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Navy Seabees Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Tesla coil: 3.8 mi
- Atlantic Humpback Whales, Wall #81: 5.9 mi
- Untroubled Waters: 6.1 mi
- Indian Medallion: 6.6 mi
- Bower: 6.6 mi
- Old Falls Street Piano: 6.1 mi
- Dexter Jerauld House: 6.1 mi
- Former Native American Center for the Living Arts: 6.2 mi
- Haunted House of Wax: 6.2 mi
- Thunder Theater: 6.2 mi
- Das Haus German Heritage Museum: 1.9 mi
- North Tonawanda History Museum: 5.1 mi
- Castellani Art Museum: 5.4 mi
- Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center: 5.7 mi
- Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum: 6.0 mi
- Devil's Hole Gulch: 5.7 mi
- Niagara Glen: 6.3 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 7.0 mi
- Indian Falls: 12.9 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 15.2 mi
- Tribute Garden: 6.8 mi
- Grace Plaza: 10.4 mi
- Grace Plaza: 10.4 mi
- 5 Loaves Farm: 12.5 mi
- Greenwood Garden: 12.6 mi
- Scenic Woods: 4.8 mi
- Spicer Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
- Stella Niagara Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Motor Island Wildlife Management Area: 9.3 mi
- Strawberry Island: 10.1 mi
- American Falls: 6.5 mi
- American Falls: 6.5 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 6.6 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 6.6 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 6.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.6 mi
- Fort Niagara Lighthouse: 12.6 mi
- Buffalo Main Light: 15.6 mi
- Buffalo North breakwater East end Light: 15.6 mi
- Lighthouse Point Park: 15.6 mi
- Locust Grove Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Eco Island: 7.3 mi
- Pavilion #2: 7.5 mi
- Picnic Area #1: 12.2 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 12.4 mi
- Beaver Island Beach: 9.8 mi
- Emerald Beach: 15.2 mi
- Gallagher Beach: 18.3 mi
- Bedford Beach: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Niagara Aerospace Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Hill | ESE 112° | 239 m | 20.7 mi |
| West Hill | ESE 115° | 228 m | 19.2 mi |
| Saratoga Hill (9m) | SE 143° | 180 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:16 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:58 | 16:44 |
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 | 24 | 25 | 33 | 44 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Niagara Falls Intl AP, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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