Amherst State Park
Amherst State Park is a park in New York, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. East Hill stands 509 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Amherst Veterans Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 7.0 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Amherst
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 12.6 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Buffalo City Hall Observation Deck · 9 mi
- Bridge overlook · 9 mi
- Duck Blind · 10 mi
- North Viewing Blind · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Amherst Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- U.S. Barracks 1812: 0.7 mi
- Oechsner Castle: 1.0 mi
- Erin: 1.5 mi
- Marian Grotto: 1.8 mi
- Glen Park: 0.5 mi
- Island Park: 0.8 mi
- North Forest Park: 0.8 mi
- Garrison Park: 0.8 mi
- Briarhurst Park: 0.9 mi
- Mary with child: 0.7 mi
- Tanglewood, 2006: 2.1 mi
- UB Buffalo: 2.6 mi
- Baird Point Columns: 2.8 mi
- East Pediment, Sun-up: 2.8 mi
- Giraffes: 5.7 mi
- Polar Bear: 5.8 mi
- Addax: 5.8 mi
- M&T Bank Rainforest Falls: 5.8 mi
- Roan Antelope: 5.8 mi
- The Meeting House: 0.6 mi
- Buffalo AKG Art Museum: 2.7 mi
- disAbility museum: 3.1 mi
- Darwin D. Martin House: 5.7 mi
- Greater Lancaster Museum of Firefighting: 6.2 mi
- Glen Falls: 0.6 mi
- Akron Falls: 13.7 mi
- Upper Akron Falls: 13.7 mi
- Indian Falls: 14.7 mi
- Royalton Falls: 16.6 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 2.8 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 4.7 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 5.5 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 6.0 mi
- old gravel pit: 6.9 mi
- Grace Plaza: 2.9 mi
- Grace Plaza: 2.9 mi
- Walled Garden: 6.6 mi
- Inspiration Garden: 7.5 mi
- Greenwood Garden: 7.9 mi
- Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve And Environmental Education Center: 6.0 mi
- Tillman Road Wildlife Management Area: 7.2 mi
- Spicer Creek Wildlife Management Area: 8.4 mi
- Strawberry Island: 9.0 mi
- Scenic Woods: 9.4 mi
- Lighthouse Point Park: 9.7 mi
- Buffalo Main Light: 9.7 mi
- Buffalo North breakwater East end Light: 9.7 mi
- Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light: 11.3 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 11.3 mi
- Pavilion #2: 5.9 mi
- Amanda's Place Pavilion: 8.9 mi
- Eco Island: 13.8 mi
- Locust Grove Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Emerald Beach: 9.4 mi
- Beaver Island Beach: 10.3 mi
- Gallagher Beach: 10.6 mi
- Bedford Beach: 19.0 mi
- Eden Text Stop: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Amherst State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Hill | S 175° | 509 m | 22.0 mi |
| Crow Hill | SSE 147° | 500 m | 24.9 mi |
| Orr Hill | ESE 118° | 497 m | 24.3 mi |
| Vermont Hill | SSE 153° | 488 m | 24.0 mi |
| East Boston Hill | S 176° | 486 m | 21.6 mi |
| Blanchard Hill | S 169° | 481 m | 23.4 mi |
| Rice Hill | S 182° | 466 m | 24.0 mi |
| Poland Hill | ESE 118° | 465 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:15 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:58 | 16:44 |
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 | 26 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffalo, 2 mi away.
- Mallard50 obs
- lesser celandine38 obs
- White-tailed Deer36 obs
- American Robin34 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk26 obs
- common buckthorn24 obs
- Common Snapping Turtle20 obs
- Western Honey Bee19 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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