Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier
Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. East Hill stands 239 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier is located in the 1922-built Erie Railroad freight depot in North Tonawanda, New York. Operated by the Niagara Frontier Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society, its mission is to preserve the railroad history of the Buffalo, New York area, once the railroad hub of America. The Museum is owned by the Niagara Frontier Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.
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Dates from 2003.
Wikidata Q7284065, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 17.5 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bridge overlook · 8 mi
- Buffalo City Hall Observation Deck · 10 mi
- Industrial Heritage overlook · 11 mi
- Duck Blind · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brauer Park: 0.3 mi
- Gateway Harbor: 0.3 mi
- Gateway Harbor: 0.3 mi
- Tonawandas Gateway Harbor: 0.4 mi
- Tonawanda Intermodal Hub: 0.4 mi
- Tonawanda Civil War Monument: 0.7 mi
- All Heroes Memorial: 0.8 mi
- U.S. Marine Corps Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Navy Seabees Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Veterans Armed Forces: 2.3 mi
- Tesla coil: 2.4 mi
- Quo Vadis: 4.2 mi
- Grace N. Seitz McCombs: 4.6 mi
- Progress Pride Paths: 4.7 mi
- Whippy: 4.7 mi
- Gemsbok: 6.0 mi
- Zebra: 6.0 mi
- Vanishing Animals North: 6.0 mi
- Roan Antelope: 6.1 mi
- Addax: 6.1 mi
- Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum: 0.3 mi
- Benjamin Long Homestead Musuem: 0.4 mi
- Historical Society of the Tonawandas Resource Center: 0.6 mi
- Historical Society of the Tonawandas: 0.7 mi
- North Tonawanda History Museum: 1.1 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 9.7 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 10.2 mi
- Devil's Hole Gulch: 11.4 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 11.5 mi
- Niagara Glen: 11.8 mi
- Spicer Creek Wildlife Management Area: 1.1 mi
- Scenic Woods: 2.1 mi
- Motor Island Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi
- Strawberry Island: 5.6 mi
- Times Beach Nature Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Tribute Garden: 3.0 mi
- Grace Plaza: 4.6 mi
- Grace Plaza: 4.7 mi
- Greenwood Garden: 7.2 mi
- 5 Loaves Farm: 7.3 mi
- Glen Falls: 7.8 mi
- American Falls: 10.7 mi
- American Falls: 10.7 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 10.7 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 10.7 mi
- Buffalo Main Light: 10.3 mi
- Lighthouse Point Park: 10.3 mi
- Buffalo North breakwater East end Light: 10.3 mi
- Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light: 13.3 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 13.3 mi
- Pavilion #2: 1.6 mi
- Eco Island: 7.3 mi
- Locust Grove Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Amanda's Place Pavilion: 13.4 mi
- Picnic Area #1: 18.3 mi
- Beaver Island Beach: 6.1 mi
- Emerald Beach: 9.9 mi
- Gallagher Beach: 12.7 mi
- Bedford Beach: 18.9 mi
- Eden Text Stop: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Hill | E 99° | 239 m | 16.0 mi |
| West Hill | ESE 103° | 228 m | 14.2 mi |
| Saratoga Hill (9m) | SE 141° | 180 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 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 | 25 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Tonawanda, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/231043591
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