Burnham Point State Park
Burnham Point State Park is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 86 m. Dry Hill stands 288 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gosier, a historic site 3.0 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail runs past it. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 86 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
How to reach it
- On the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 16.6 mi off the Olympic Trail
88 named places within 25 miles
- Waterfront East End Park: 3.5 mi
- Cape Vincent Village Green: 4.2 mi
- Recreation Park: 4.2 mi
- Cedar Point State Park: 4.4 mi
- Lake Ontario Waterway Access: 6.6 mi
- Burnt Rock: 4.2 mi
- Indian Hill: 5.8 mi
- The Ridge: 8.0 mi
- McCarn Hill: 10.5 mi
- Luther Hill: 12.4 mi
- Potholes: 14.3 mi
- Glacial Potholes: 14.4 mi
- Butterfly House: 15.1 mi
- 1000 Islands Gananoque Boat Tour: 19.0 mi
- Peristyle Archway: 21.0 mi
- French Creek Wildlife Management Area: 8.6 mi
- Brownville Wildlife Management Area: 16.1 mi
- Gull Island Wildlife Management Area: 17.9 mi
- Parc national des Îles-du-Saint-Laurent: 18.9 mi
- Coyote Flats State Forest: 19.9 mi
- Gosier: 3.0 mi
- New York Central Roundhouse: 21.2 mi
- Battle of Cranberry Creek: 22.2 mi
- 10th Mountain Division: 23.3 mi
- The Soldiers and Sailors: 23.5 mi
- Cape Vincent Historical Museum: 4.2 mi
- Sackets Harbor Historical Society: 16.6 mi
- Boldt Castle: 21.1 mi
- Jefferson County Historical Society: 21.9 mi
- Redwood Historical Society: 24.8 mi
- North Shore: 8.9 mi
- Canoe Beach: 13.5 mi
- Murphy's Beach: 13.7 mi
- Gilmore Shore: 16.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Italian Garden: 21.1 mi
- Woodward Sidehill: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burnham Point State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Hill | SE 135° | 288 m | 24.4 mi |
| Pine Hill | SSE 156° | 174 m | 22.4 mi |
| Doanes Hill | SE 136° | 127 m | 13.8 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 76° | 123 m | 12.8 mi |
| Schnauber Hill | ENE 78° | 121 m | 13.2 mi |
| Dog Hill | E 95° | 120 m | 17.2 mi |
| Luther Hill | SE 141° | 119 m | 12.4 mi |
| McCarn Hill | ENE 68° | 114 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:39 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:08 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:42 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Toronto).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 21 | 30 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watertown AP, 17 mi away.
- Asian Lady Beetle21 obs
- Double-crested Cormorant11 obs
- Mallard10 obs
- Western Honey Bee10 obs
- American Robin9 obs
- chicory9 obs
- Japanese Beetle9 obs
- Eastern Chipmunk8 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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