Rock Island Lighthouse State Park
Rock Island Lighthouse State Park is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 78 m. Orvis Hill stands 299 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Playground, a park 0.7 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 110 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 78 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 21.3 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 27.3 mi off the Black River Trail
110 named places within 25 miles
- Playground: 0.7 mi
- Grass Point State Park: 1.0 mi
- Dewolf Point State Park: 3.8 mi
- Casino Island: 6.1 mi
- Scenic View Park: 6.1 mi
- McCarn Hill: 4.9 mi
- Fox Hill: 5.1 mi
- Schnauber Hill: 5.4 mi
- Dog Hill: 10.7 mi
- Burnt Rock: 13.0 mi
- Potholes: 1.7 mi
- Glacial Potholes: 1.8 mi
- Butterfly House: 1.9 mi
- 1000 Islands Gananoque Boat Tour: 5.8 mi
- Uncle Sam boat tours: 6.3 mi
- Parc national des Îles-du-Saint-Laurent: 5.7 mi
- French Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
- Cranberry Creek Wildlife Management Area: 7.4 mi
- Coyote Flats State Forest: 10.7 mi
- St Lawrence Islands National Park: 11.6 mi
- Battle of Cranberry Creek: 7.5 mi
- Veterans Monument: 11.8 mi
- The Soldiers and Sailors: 11.8 mi
- Singer Castle: 15.6 mi
- Gosier: 15.6 mi
- Boldt Castle: 6.4 mi
- Redwood Historical Society: 10.7 mi
- Philadelphia Historical Society: 17.6 mi
- Cape Vincent Historical Museum: 18.9 mi
- 10th Mountain Division & Fort Drum Museum: 19.5 mi
- Murphy's Beach: 4.7 mi
- Canoe Beach: 4.8 mi
- North Shore: 21.4 mi
- Gilmore Shore: 24.2 mi
- Hudson's Point: 21.8 mi
- Woodward Sidehill: 22.2 mi
- Fulford Point: 22.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Italian Garden: 6.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Island Lighthouse State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orvis Hill | SSE 148° | 299 m | 24.8 mi |
| Honey Hill | E 93° | 155 m | 14.6 mi |
| Pulpit Rock | E 90° | 150 m | 19.2 mi |
| Bean Hill | ENE 69° | 130 m | 13.4 mi |
| Doanes Hill | S 189° | 127 m | 18.3 mi |
| Fox Hill | S 179° | 123 m | 5.1 mi |
| Schnauber Hill | S 174° | 121 m | 5.4 mi |
| Dog Hill | SSE 153° | 120 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:38 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 20:08 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:25 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:41 | 16:28 |
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, 20 mi away.
- Common Garter Snake21 obs
- American Toad18 obs
- rock harlequin18 obs
- Central Ratsnake17 obs
- Double-crested Cormorant12 obs
- common milkweed11 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel10 obs
- Hickory Tussock Moth10 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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