Onondaga Escarpment Unique Area
Onondaga Escarpment Unique Area is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 233 m. Cobble Hill stands 515 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Onondaga Escarpment, a cliff less than a tenth of a mile away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
How to reach it
- 18.7 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
- 20.1 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Buffalo City Hall Observation Deck · 22 mi
- Observation Mound · 22 mi
- North Viewing Blind · 22 mi
- South Viewing Blind · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wilder Park: 0.8 mi
- Akron Falls Park: 0.8 mi
- Russell Park: 1.0 mi
- Newstead Veterans Park: 1.6 mi
- Pembroke Town Park: 4.8 mi
- Monument: 4.1 mi
- Town of Clarence War Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Clarence Lions: 7.0 mi
- Holland Purchase: 7.7 mi
- Burial Ground: 7.9 mi
- Dolphin: 5.7 mi
- Statue of Welcoming Jesus: 10.9 mi
- Russell J. Salvatore: 12.0 mi
- Tanglewood, 2006: 12.6 mi
- Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 13.3 mi
- The Great Pumpkin Farm: 5.3 mi
- Ride of Steel: 8.1 mi
- Motor Coaster: 8.2 mi
- Blast Off: 8.2 mi
- Skycoaster: 8.2 mi
- Knight-Sutton Museum: 1.0 mi
- Lancaster Historical Society and Museum: 12.9 mi
- Greater Lancaster Museum of Firefighting: 12.9 mi
- Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village: 13.2 mi
- The Meeting House: 13.9 mi
- East Hill: 4.8 mi
- West Hill: 6.8 mi
- Nichols Hill: 9.1 mi
- Pine Hill: 15.3 mi
- Poland Hill: 16.3 mi
- Rock garden: 0.8 mi
- Memorial garden: 10.9 mi
- Kenan Center Gardens: 13.8 mi
- Grace Plaza: 15.6 mi
- Grace Plaza: 15.6 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 0.0 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 0.7 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 0.7 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 0.8 mi
- old gravel pit: 7.9 mi
- Tillman Road Wildlife Management Area: 7.8 mi
- Lytle Nature Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve And Environmental Education Center: 15.4 mi
- Spicer Creek Wildlife Management Area: 21.0 mi
- Scenic Woods: 21.9 mi
- Akron Falls: 0.7 mi
- Upper Akron Falls: 0.8 mi
- Indian Falls: 4.1 mi
- Royalton Falls: 12.1 mi
- Glen Falls: 14.0 mi
- Lighthouse Point Park: 23.1 mi
- Buffalo Main Light: 23.1 mi
- Buffalo North breakwater East end Light: 23.1 mi
- Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light: 23.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 23.7 mi
- Bedford Beach: 16.1 mi
- Emerald Beach: 22.9 mi
- Gallagher Beach: 23.0 mi
- Beaver Island Beach: 24.2 mi
- Pavilion #2: 18.4 mi
- Amanda's Place Pavilion: 19.7 mi
- Hammock Haven: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Onondaga Escarpment Unique Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobble Hill | SSE 151° | 515 m | 20.0 mi |
| Kingsley Knoll | SE 131° | 513 m | 22.9 mi |
| Fox Hill | SE 131° | 511 m | 22.6 mi |
| Colton Hill | SE 131° | 510 m | 19.2 mi |
| Jenkins Hill | SE 133° | 502 m | 23.8 mi |
| Crow Hill | S 180° | 500 m | 24.7 mi |
| Sulphur Spring Hill | SE 128° | 499 m | 21.3 mi |
| Orr Hill | SSE 152° | 497 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:14 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 15:56 | 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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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