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Sturgeon Point Nature Trail

Sturgeon Point Nature Trail from directly overhead

Sturgeon Point Nature Trail is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Mount Tug stands 587 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Wendt Beach County Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2014-07-11

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Evans

How to reach it

Coordinates42.68934, -79.04260

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wendt Beach County Park: 0.9 mi
  • Wendt Beach Park: 0.9 mi
  • Bennett Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Herman Park: 3.2 mi
  • Evans Town Park: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
Artworks: 52
Museums: 40
  • Kazoo Factory: 7.8 mi
  • Schoolhouse #8 History Center & Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Hamburg Historical museum: 11.5 mi
  • Erie Canal Packet Boat Exhibit: 15.4 mi
  • Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park Museum: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 38
Nature reserves: 14
  • Hampton Brook Woods Wildlife Management Area: 10.5 mi
  • Anna Mae Bacon Bird Sanctuary: 11.0 mi
  • Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Reserve: 12.3 mi
  • Clear Lake Wildlife Managment Area: 13.4 mi
  • Tifft Nature Preserve: 14.4 mi
Peaks: 14
Beaches: 12
Gardens: 10
Waterfalls: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 17.1 mi
  • Eco Island: 22.1 mi
  • Pavilion #2: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Melissa's Spring: 20.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TugSE 141°587 m25.0 mi
Dibble HillSSW 201°579 m23.7 mi
South HillESE 109°540 m20.4 mi
Townsend HillESE 117°533 m18.4 mi
Round Top HillSSW 195°512 m21.8 mi
Hammond HillSE 138°510 m22.8 mi
East HillE 98°509 m17.2 mi
Pope HillSSW 195°507 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5119:28
June solstice05:3920:1520:58
September equinox07:0418:3819:15
December solstice07:4416:0016:46

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232533445766696861493929
Precip in4.94.23.84.03.74.23.74.55.05.34.85.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Perrysburg, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1159635451

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