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Salmon Creek Nature Preserve

Salmon Creek Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Salmon Creek Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Turk Hill stands 264 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunflowers, a garden 0.8 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 2.4 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Genesee Land Trust
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.29935, -77.77129

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Salmon Creek Park: 1.0 mi
  • Braddock Bay Park: 1.6 mi
  • Hilton Village Park: 1.7 mi
  • Frisbee Hill Park: 2.4 mi
  • Braddock Bay Park: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
Attractions: 50
Peaks: 30
Nature reserves: 25
Museums: 22
Gardens: 19
Waterfalls: 9
  • Turning Point Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Norton’s Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Lower Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Middle Falls: 11.1 mi
  • High Falls: 12.4 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Ontario Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Windsor Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Hamlin Beach: 10.5 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Salmon Creek Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turk HillSE 135°264 m24.3 mi
Pinnacle HillSSW 204°233 m19.5 mi
Collings HillS 182°233 m21.8 mi
Ryder HillS 171°231 m20.9 mi
Pinnacle HillSE 141°224 m14.7 mi
Casswell HillSW 222°223 m22.8 mi
Blue HillSSW 203°220 m19.0 mi
Tower HillSW 230°220 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4619:23
June solstice05:3220:1220:56
September equinox06:5918:3319:10
December solstice07:4115:5216:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262634465867717063514131
Precip in2.42.02.63.03.13.33.63.43.13.42.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brockport, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1312937092

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