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Strawberry Island

Strawberry Island from directly overhead

Strawberry Island is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. East Hill stands 509 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Christopher W Dill stone, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 1.7 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.95482, -78.92449

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Aqua Lane Park: 0.6 mi
  • Riverside Park: 0.8 mi
  • George Washington Park: 0.9 mi
  • Black Rock Canal Park: 1.0 mi
  • Tow Path Park: 1.3 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 57
Museums: 49
Gardens: 15
  • 5 Loaves Farm: 2.6 mi
  • Greenwood Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Lillion Batchelor Contemplative Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Tribute Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Urban Roots: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls: 15
Cliffs: 15
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 11.9 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 13.7 mi
  • Devil's Hole Gulch: 13.8 mi
  • Niagara Glen: 13.8 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 14.5 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Peaks: 8
  • Saratoga Hill (9m): 6.8 mi
  • Sledding hill: 15.8 mi
  • West Hill: 16.5 mi
  • East Hill: 18.5 mi
  • Sledding Hill: 22.1 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Beaver Island Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Emerald Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Gallagher Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Wendt Beach: 20.3 mi
  • Bennett Beach: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Eco Island: 5.9 mi
  • Pavilion #2: 6.1 mi
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 10.5 mi
  • Locust Grove Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
  • Picnic Area #1: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East HillSSE 152°509 m23.5 mi
East Boston HillSSE 153°486 m22.9 mi
Rice HillSSE 161°466 m24.1 mi
East HillE 82°239 m18.5 mi
West HillE 84°228 m16.5 mi
Saratoga Hill (9m)E 92°180 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5119:28
June solstice05:3820:1620:59
September equinox07:0418:3819:15
December solstice07:4415:5916:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252634455767717062514031
Precip in3.22.42.93.63.43.33.53.13.93.93.53.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Tonawanda, 8 mi away.

  • Canada Goose36 obs
  • common buckthorn34 obs
  • Great Blue Heron27 obs
  • ground-ivy27 obs
  • Great Egret27 obs
  • Monarch26 obs
  • common mugwort24 obs
  • Red-breasted Merganser23 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/436010234

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