Queenston Heights Park
Queenston Heights Park is a park, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Saratoga Hill (9m) stands 180 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Locust Grove Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.3 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 0.8 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 29.7 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Niagara Power Vista · 2 mi
- Geologic Past overlook · 4 mi
- Industrial Heritage overlook · 4 mi
- Skylon Tower · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bower: 0.5 mi
- Atlantic Humpback Whales, Wall #81: 4.5 mi
- Untroubled Waters: 5.2 mi
- Indian Medallion: 5.4 mi
- Tesla coil: 10.5 mi
- Freedom Crossing Monument: 1.0 mi
- Tuscarora Heroes Monument: 1.3 mi
- United States Custom House: 3.4 mi
- Old bridge foundation: 3.5 mi
- Niagara Falls Veterans Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Lewiston Landing Park: 1.0 mi
- Academy Park: 1.3 mi
- De Veaux Woods State Park: 2.7 mi
- Niagara Falls Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
- Riverfront Park: 3.0 mi
- Whirlpool Jetboat Tours: 1.0 mi
- Whirlpool Aero Car: 2.8 mi
- Whirlpool Rapids: 2.8 mi
- Whirlpool Aero Car: 3.0 mi
- One Niagara Welcome Center: 5.0 mi
- Sir Adam Beck Power Stations: 0.9 mi
- Lewiston History Museum: 1.0 mi
- Castellani Art Museum: 1.7 mi
- Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center: 3.4 mi
- Niagara Aerospace Museum: 6.9 mi
- Tribute Garden: 12.6 mi
- Grace Plaza: 17.3 mi
- Grace Plaza: 17.3 mi
- 5 Loaves Farm: 18.2 mi
- Greenwood Garden: 18.3 mi
- American Falls: 5.2 mi
- American Falls: 5.2 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 5.3 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 5.3 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 5.3 mi
- Devil's Hole Gulch: 1.8 mi
- Niagara Glen: 2.2 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 10.6 mi
- Indian Falls: 17.2 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 20.3 mi
- Stella Niagara Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Scenic Woods: 11.2 mi
- Spicer Creek Wildlife Management Area: 12.1 mi
- Motor Island Wildlife Management Area: 14.7 mi
- Strawberry Island: 15.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 7.1 mi
- Fort Niagara Lighthouse: 7.1 mi
- Buffalo North breakwater East end Light: 21.1 mi
- Buffalo Main Light: 21.1 mi
- Lighthouse Point Park: 21.2 mi
- Locust Grove Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
- Picnic Area #1: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 7.1 mi
- Eco Island: 10.6 mi
- Pavilion #2: 14.3 mi
- Beaver Island Beach: 14.8 mi
- Emerald Beach: 20.7 mi
- Bedford Beach: 22.0 mi
- Gallagher Beach: 24.0 mi
- Sledding Hill: 7.1 mi
- Sledding hill: 7.4 mi
- Saratoga Hill (9m): 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Queenston Heights Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saratoga Hill (9m) | SE 137° | 180 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:17 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:58 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Toronto).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 34 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Youngstown, 5 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel84 obs
- Green Frog75 obs
- common buckthorn71 obs
- Turkey Vulture68 obs
- Black Vulture61 obs
- Monarch61 obs
- Western Honey Bee56 obs
- Japanese knotweed55 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/36951578
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