Upper Canada Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Upper Canada Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 78 m. Grasshopper Hill stands 129 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Canada Interprative Centre, a museum 0.3 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 2.5 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- St. Lawrence Parks
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 7.2 mi off the Military Trail
- 30.0 mi off the Black River Trail
109 named places within 25 miles
- Whalen Park: 2.7 mi
- Long Sault Parkway: 3.5 mi
- Battle of Crysler's Farm: 3.6 mi
- Wilson Hill State Fish and Game Managemen: 4.3 mi
- Massena Town Beach: 4.4 mi
- Pioneer Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Battle of Crysler's Farm: 3.1 mi
- Aultsville ruin: 5.6 mi
- Sir James Pliny Whitney: 5.9 mi
- The Reverend Johann Samuel Schwerdtfeger: 5.9 mi
- Upper Canada Interprative Centre: 0.3 mi
- Battle of Crysler's Farm National Historic Site: 3.1 mi
- Aultsville Train Station: 4.0 mi
- Celine G. Philibert Cultural Centre and Museum: 6.9 mi
- Eugene Nicandri Nature Center: 9.1 mi
- Riverside-Whitney Forest: 5.9 mi
- Louisville Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 7.2 mi
- Grantville State Forest: 8.7 mi
- Raymondville State Forest: 9.9 mi
- Waddington Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 12.1 mi
- Crysler Beach: 3.6 mi
- Woodlands Beach: 3.9 mi
- Mille Roches Beach: 7.1 mi
- Barnhart Island Beach: 8.6 mi
- Morrisburg Beach: 9.1 mi
- Wilson Hill: 3.5 mi
- Nichols Hill: 5.9 mi
- Marble Hill: 12.7 mi
- Wilbur Hill: 13.8 mi
- Grasshopper Hill: 16.2 mi
- Long Sault Rapids Point: 6.9 mi
- Doran Point: 8.1 mi
- Rapide Plat Point: 12.6 mi
- Point Iroquois: 17.4 mi
- Pointe Hopkins: 24.1 mi
- Woodlands Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Lion's Club Picnic Shelter: 9.4 mi
- Barnhart Island Overlook and Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Lock Viewing Deck and Interpretive Center: 8.4 mi
- The Frank S. McCullough, Jr. Hawkins Point Visitors Center: 11.1 mi
- Akwesasne Mohawk Casino: 18.5 mi
- Minerva Statue: 21.4 mi
- Allen Falls: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Upper Canada Migratory Bird Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grasshopper Hill | SSE 154° | 129 m | 16.2 mi |
| Marble Hill | SSE 166° | 121 m | 12.7 mi |
| Wilbur Hill | S 174° | 120 m | 13.8 mi |
| Wilson Hill | SSW 206° | 84 m | 3.5 mi |
| Nichols Hill | SW 223° | 77 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:34 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:06 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:21 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:33 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 18 | 29 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Massena Intl AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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