Thurston Park
Thurston Park is a park in New York, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. East Hill stands 509 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheridan Drive, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail runs past it. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- On the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 14.4 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bridge overlook · 5 mi
- Buffalo City Hall Observation Deck · 6 mi
- Duck Blind · 7 mi
- North Viewing Blind · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sheridan Drive: 0.7 mi
- Veterans Armed Forces: 1.3 mi
- Rotary Field Sign: 1.6 mi
- Town of Tonawanda Veterans Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Riverside Park Lighthouse: 1.9 mi
- Mang Park: 0.9 mi
- Sheridan Park: 1.1 mi
- J.H. William Park: 1.1 mi
- Ramsdell (Gay) Park: 1.2 mi
- Paramount Island: 1.4 mi
- Alexander Petofi: 1.8 mi
- The Midnight Garden: 2.1 mi
- Magic Buffalo: 2.2 mi
- Magic Buffalo: 2.2 mi
- Lincoln the Emancipator: 2.8 mi
- Delaware Park Japanese Gardens: 2.8 mi
- Gemsbok: 2.8 mi
- Vanishing Animals North: 2.8 mi
- Zebra: 2.8 mi
- Amphibian and Reptile House: 2.8 mi
- Tonawanda-Kenmore Historical Society: 1.3 mi
- Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society: 2.8 mi
- Historical Society of the Tonawandas: 2.9 mi
- Historical Society of the Tonawandas Resource Center: 3.0 mi
- Darwin D. Martin House: 3.2 mi
- Glen Falls: 7.0 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 12.0 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 12.1 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 12.1 mi
- American Falls: 12.1 mi
- Strawberry Island: 2.6 mi
- Motor Island Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
- Spicer Creek Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
- Scenic Woods: 4.4 mi
- Times Beach Nature Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Tribute Garden: 2.9 mi
- Greenwood Garden: 3.6 mi
- 5 Loaves Farm: 3.7 mi
- Lillion Batchelor Contemplative Garden: 4.2 mi
- Urban Roots: 4.4 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 9.6 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 11.4 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 12.3 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 12.7 mi
- old gravel pit: 13.7 mi
- Buffalo Main Light: 6.7 mi
- Lighthouse Point Park: 6.7 mi
- Buffalo North breakwater East end Light: 6.7 mi
- Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light: 9.8 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 9.8 mi
- Pavilion #2: 3.6 mi
- Eco Island: 7.1 mi
- Amanda's Place Pavilion: 10.3 mi
- Locust Grove Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Picnic Area #1: 21.3 mi
- Beaver Island Beach: 3.7 mi
- Emerald Beach: 6.3 mi
- Gallagher Beach: 9.2 mi
- Bedford Beach: 21.9 mi
- Wendt Beach: 22.3 mi
- Eden Text Stop: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thurston Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Hill | SSE 158° | 509 m | 23.9 mi |
| East Boston Hill | SSE 159° | 486 m | 23.3 mi |
| Rice Hill | SSE 166° | 466 m | 24.9 mi |
| East Hill | E 86° | 239 m | 16.2 mi |
| West Hill | E 88° | 228 m | 14.3 mi |
| Saratoga Hill (9m) | ESE 110° | 180 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:58 | 16:44 |
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 | 25 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Tonawanda, 6 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel139 obs
- Eastern Cottontail72 obs
- American Robin65 obs
- Black Swallowtail47 obs
- Cooper's Hawk36 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk35 obs
- narrow-leaf bird's-foot trefoil35 obs
- common mugwort34 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/491981495
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