Lafayette Square
Lafayette Square is a park in New York, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. South Hill stands 540 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail runs past it. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- On the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 9.1 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Buffalo City Hall Observation Deck · 1 mi
- Duck Blind · 1 mi
- Bridge overlook · 2 mi
- North Viewing Blind · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 0.0 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Monument: 0.2 mi
- George Washington: 0.2 mi
- McKinley Monument: 0.2 mi
- Erie County Veterans Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Reading Park: 0.1 mi
- Nikola Tesla Park: 0.2 mi
- Eagle & Franklin Triangle: 0.2 mi
- W Genesee St. Median: 0.2 mi
- Five Flags Park: 0.2 mi
- Wildflowers for Buffalo: 0.1 mi
- Nikola Tesla: 0.2 mi
- General Kazimier Pulaski: 0.2 mi
- Grover Cleveland: 0.3 mi
- Millard Fillmore: 0.3 mi
- USS Grenadier (SS210): 0.6 mi
- PTF-17: 0.6 mi
- USS Croaker: 0.7 mi
- USS The Sullivans: 0.7 mi
- USS Little Rock: 0.7 mi
- Buffalo Harbor Museum: 0.3 mi
- Nash House Museum: 0.4 mi
- Buffalo Transportation Pierce Arrow Museum: 0.5 mi
- Explore & More Children's Museum: 0.6 mi
- Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park Museum: 0.6 mi
- Times Beach Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Tifft Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Strawberry Island: 5.4 mi
- Motor Island Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
- Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Reserve: 7.8 mi
- Broadway Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Trial Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Inspiration Garden: 1.2 mi
- Urban Roots: 1.9 mi
- Walled Garden: 2.1 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 11.2 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 12.8 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 13.6 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 14.1 mi
- old gravel pit: 14.4 mi
- Glen Falls: 8.5 mi
- Mattulke Falls: 11.9 mi
- Eternal Flame Falls: 14.1 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 16.7 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 16.8 mi
- Emerald Beach: 0.8 mi
- Gallagher Beach: 3.1 mi
- Beaver Island Beach: 6.4 mi
- Wendt Beach: 17.0 mi
- Bennett Beach: 18.3 mi
- Lighthouse Point Park: 0.9 mi
- Buffalo Main Light: 1.0 mi
- Buffalo North breakwater East end Light: 1.0 mi
- Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light: 3.6 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 3.6 mi
- Amanda's Place Pavilion: 5.5 mi
- Pavilion #2: 9.4 mi
- Eco Island: 11.1 mi
- Locust Grove Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Eden Text Stop: 14.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lafayette Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hill | SSE 152° | 540 m | 23.0 mi |
| Townsend Hill | SSE 161° | 533 m | 23.3 mi |
| East Hill | SSE 152° | 509 m | 18.1 mi |
| Crow Hill | SE 127° | 500 m | 24.9 mi |
| Vermont Hill | SE 131° | 488 m | 23.3 mi |
| East Boston Hill | SSE 153° | 486 m | 17.5 mi |
| Blanchard Hill | SSE 148° | 481 m | 20.1 mi |
| Rice Hill | SSE 163° | 466 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:15 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:59 | 16:45 |
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, 8 mi away.
- Monarch78 obs
- Brown-lipped Snail46 obs
- common milkweed42 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel39 obs
- Black-capped Chickadee37 obs
- Red Admiral34 obs
- Black Swallowtail34 obs
- Canada Goose33 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/23690341
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