Rest area · New York
Friendship Rest Area
Friendship Rest Area is a rest area in New York, at a modelled elevation of 452 m. Alma Hill stands 777 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Island Park, a park 2.0 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York Department of Transportation
How to reach it
Coordinates42.22406, -78.10117
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Jackson Hill: 6.1 mi
- Oak Hill: 6.7 mi
- Peacock Hill: 6.8 mi
- Beebe Hill: 7.1 mi
- Bliven Hill: 7.5 mi
Parks
- Island Park: 2.0 mi
- Wil-Mac Park: 3.3 mi
- Park Circle: 3.4 mi
- American Legion Post 808 Field: 3.5 mi
- American Legion Park: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves: 26
- Plumbottom State Forest: 7.1 mi
- Crab Hollow State Forest: 8.8 mi
- Bald Mountain State Forest: 9.2 mi
- Genesee Valley Greenway State Park: 10.1 mi
- Allen Lake State Forest: 10.3 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Civil War Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 8.3 mi
- Triangle 1 Monument: 10.2 mi
- erie depot: 10.5 mi
- Seneca Oil Spring Memorial: 10.5 mi
Museums: 6
- Mather Homestead Museum: 10.1 mi
- Pioneer Oil Museum: 11.5 mi
- Terra Cotta: 16.1 mi
- Alfred Ceramic Art Museum: 16.2 mi
- Eldred World War II Museum: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 6
- FIAT LUX!: 16.2 mi
- The Sorrowful Mother: 21.9 mi
- Blessed Mother Mary Statue: 21.9 mi
- Father Joseph Butler: 22.0 mi
- Francis and Clare: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 3
- hidden waterfall: 9.6 mi
- Genesee Falls Balloon: 23.9 mi
- Balloons Over Letchworth Launch: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 3
- Fassett Greenspace: 10.7 mi
- Environmental Studies Garden: 16.1 mi
- Rock Garden: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Upper Falls: 24.6 mi
- Middle Falls: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Friendship Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Hill | SSE 159° | 777 m | 12.9 mi |
| White Hill | S 172° | 765 m | 12.5 mi |
| Dryden Hill | ESE 107° | 727 m | 21.3 mi |
| Greenwood Hill | ESE 102° | 727 m | 21.5 mi |
| South Hill | SE 134° | 725 m | 21.0 mi |
| Roundtop | ESE 117° | 721 m | 15.1 mi |
| Flatiron Rock | SW 232° | 720 m | 22.2 mi |
| Jericho Hill | E 88° | 717 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:10 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:59 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Angelica, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1198319036
Day trips start here
- Olean · 20 mi
- Cattaraugus County · 29 mi
- Ellicottville · 29 mi
- Port Allegany · 30 mi
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