Chautauqua Lake Rest Area
Chautauqua Lake Rest Area is a rest area in New York, at a modelled elevation of 455 m. Parker Hill stands 708 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Edward F. Loomis Jr Park, a park 2.1 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 18 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 18.5 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 27.4 mi off the Longhouse Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 27 mi
- Overlook · 28 mi
- Rimrock Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Edward F. Loomis Jr Park: 2.1 mi
- Town of Ellery Park: 2.4 mi
- Village Park: 2.9 mi
- Lakewood Community Park: 3.6 mi
- Lucille Ball Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
- Jones Hill: 6.0 mi
- Harris Hill: 8.3 mi
- Sweet Hill: 9.8 mi
- Carlson Hill: 12.0 mi
- Sturdevant Hill: 13.4 mi
- Dobbins Woods Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Chautauqua Lake Fish And Wildlife Management Area: 3.4 mi
- Bentley Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Chautauqua Lake Fish And Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
- Chautauqua Fish Hatchery: 6.1 mi
- Bemus Point Historical Society: 2.8 mi
- The Lawson Center for Boating Heritage on Chautauqua Lake: 2.9 mi
- Lucille Ball Childhood Home: 3.9 mi
- National Comedy Center: 6.1 mi
- Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame: 6.1 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Lakewood Honor Roll: 2.7 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Bainbridge Colby Monument: 2.8 mi
- Minturn Cottage Foundation: 4.4 mi
- Cassadaga Beach: 14.6 mi
- Barcelona Harbor beach: 19.0 mi
- Barcelona Beach and Dan Reed Pier: 19.2 mi
- Ripley Beach: 20.2 mi
- Fishermans Beach: 24.0 mi
- Lucille Ball: 3.8 mi
- Big Chair: 6.0 mi
- Robert H. Jackson: 6.2 mi
- Reuben E. Fenton: 6.4 mi
- Jon's Fish Statue: 18.6 mi
- I Love Lucy Mural: 6.3 mi
- Panama Rocks: 8.3 mi
- Lake Shore Savings Clock Tower: 22.0 mi
- Boulder Ridge Stables: 22.6 mi
- Dunkirk City Pier: 24.5 mi
- South Buffalo North Side Light: 24.7 mi
- Dunkirk Lighthouse & Veterans Park Museum: 24.8 mi
- Veterans Museum & Light Keeper's House: 24.8 mi
- Dunkirk Light: 24.8 mi
- Oil House: 24.8 mi
- Tom's Garden: 6.9 mi
- Palestine Park: 7.8 mi
- Discovery Garden: 8.0 mi
- Memorial Garden: 22.8 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chautauqua Lake Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Hill | E 86° | 708 m | 24.9 mi |
| Braley Hill | ESE 102° | 653 m | 21.2 mi |
| Pine Hill | E 96° | 649 m | 18.5 mi |
| Arab Hill | NE 36° | 640 m | 14.6 mi |
| Boutwell Hill | NE 36° | 635 m | 15.2 mi |
| Round Top | E 97° | 635 m | 22.8 mi |
| Pickup Hill | NE 49° | 630 m | 15.0 mi |
| Tug Hill | ENE 64° | 630 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:15 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:04 | 16:49 |
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 | 24 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamestown 4 ENE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1107008626
Day trips start here
- Jamestown · 6 mi
- Erie Region · 19 mi
- Randolph · 19 mi
- Warren · 23 mi
- Cattaraugus · 28 mi
- Little Valley · 29 mi
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