Top of Mound
Top of Mound is a scenic viewpoint in Erie County, Niagara Frontier, New York. Top of Mound is situated nearby to the park Ship Canal Commons, as well as near the historic site Large Ladle.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light and Buffalo Harbor State Park.
Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light
Lighthouse
Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light, also known as the South Buffalo Southside Light or Buffalo South Breakwater, South Entrance Light Station, is a lighthouse at Stony Point at the entrance to Buffalo Harbor, Buffalo, New York. Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light is situated 1 mile west of Top of Mound.
Buffalo Harbor State Park
Park
Buffalo Harbor State Park is a 190-acre state park and marina on the shore of Lake Erie in the city of Buffalo in Erie County, New York. The park encompasses Gallagher Beach, the former NFTA Small Boat Harbor, and the waterfront land in between. Buffalo Harbor State Park is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Top of Mound.
Cargill Pool Elevator
Industrial building
Photo: Yatpay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cargill Pool Elevator is a grain storage facility in Buffalo harbor built in the 1920s and previously named the Saskatchewan Cooperative Elevator. The elevator is the only grain elevator in Buffalo that is located directly adjacent to Lake Erie. Cargill Pool Elevator is situated 3,700 feet northwest of Top of Mound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lackawanna and South Buffalo.
Lackawanna
Photo: Notchcode810, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lackawanna is a city in Erie County, New York, United States, just south of the city of Buffalo in western New York State. The population was 19,949 at the 2020 census.
South Buffalo
Photo: AndreCarrotflower, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buffalo is movin' on up these days: downtown has luxury hotels and condos aplenty, the Elmwood Village has high-end specialty shops, even the West Side sports a vibrant multiethnic pastiche with exotic food markets, restaurants, and artists.
Blasdell
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blasdell is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Blasdell had a population of 2,539. The name is derived from Herman Blasdell, the first station master of the Erie and Pennsylvania railroad depot. Blasdell is situated 3 miles southeast of Top of Mound.
Top of Mound
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Erie County, Niagara Frontier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.83475° or 42° 50′ 5″ northLongitude
-78.84901° or 78° 50′ 56″ westElevation
499 feet (152 metres)Open location code
87J3R5M2+W9OpenStreetMap ID
node 1776971016OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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