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Buffalo Harbor State Park

Buffalo Harbor State Park from directly overhead

Buffalo Harbor State Park is a park in New York, at a modelled elevation of 174 m. South Hill stands 540 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Gateway, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail runs past it. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates42.84639, -78.86427

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Attractions
  • Lucy Smith & Colesville: 0.2 mi
  • Buffal "O": 1.6 mi
  • Edward M. Cotter: 1.8 mi
  • Spirit of Buffalo: 2.3 mi
  • PTF-17: 2.3 mi
Parks
  • George J Hartman Playfields: 0.8 mi
  • Ship Canal Commons: 1.1 mi
  • Mutual Park: 1.2 mi
  • Buffalo River Ohio St fishing access site: 1.4 mi
  • Red Jacket River Front Park: 1.4 mi
Artworks
Museums: 49
  • Heritage DiscoveRy Center: 1.6 mi
  • Steel Plant Museum of Western New York: 1.7 mi
  • Erie Canal Packet Boat Exhibit: 2.2 mi
  • Buffalo Transportation Pierce Arrow Museum: 2.3 mi
  • Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park Museum: 2.3 mi
Gardens: 15
Nature reserves: 14
Waterfalls: 14
Cliffs: 14
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 12.7 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 14.0 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 14.8 mi
  • old gravel pit: 15.2 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 15.3 mi
Peaks: 13
Beaches: 7
  • Gallagher Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Emerald Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Beaver Island Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Wendt Beach: 15.1 mi
  • Bennett Beach: 16.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 4.2 mi
  • Pavilion #2: 12.0 mi
  • Eco Island: 13.6 mi
  • Locust Grove Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South HillSSE 150°540 m20.4 mi
Townsend HillSSE 159°533 m20.6 mi
East HillSSE 149°509 m15.5 mi
Crow HillESE 122°500 m22.9 mi
Vermont HillSE 127°488 m21.2 mi
East Boston HillSSE 150°486 m14.9 mi
Blanchard HillSE 145°481 m17.6 mi
Rice HillSSE 162°466 m16.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5019:28
June solstice05:3820:1520:58
September equinox07:0318:3719:15
December solstice07:4415:5916:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262634465867727063524131
Precip in3.32.52.93.43.43.43.23.24.14.03.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffalo, 10 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • White-tailed Deer266 obs
  • Painted Turtle143 obs
  • Great Blue Heron108 obs
  • Mallard104 obs
  • Canada Goose102 obs
  • Song Sparrow89 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird88 obs
  • Black-capped Chickadee87 obs

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/545144849

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