Attraction · New York
Little Joe Tower
Little Joe Tower is an attraction in New York, at a modelled elevation of 283 m. Tower Hill stands 715 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Glass Blower, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Height
- 60 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.14526, -77.05772
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Centennial Park: 0.2 mi
- Canfield Park: 0.3 mi
- Buechner Park: 0.3 mi
- Houghton Park: 0.5 mi
- Hillvue Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks
- Higman Hill: 1.4 mi
- Denmark Hill: 1.6 mi
- Spencer Hill: 2.3 mi
- Rose Hill: 4.0 mi
- Quackenbush Hill: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- Spencer Crest Nature Center: 2.3 mi
- Erwin Hollow State Forest: 3.0 mi
- Erwin Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi
- Erwin Mountain State Forest: 5.6 mi
- Steege Hill Nature Preserve: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 19
- Painted Post Monument: 2.0 mi
- Phillip W. Scudder Bridge: 3.2 mi
- IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing: 3.6 mi
- Preemption Line: 4.9 mi
- Soaring Capital of America: 8.7 mi
Museums: 12
- Kids Rockewell Art Lab: 0.3 mi
- The Rockwell Museum: 0.3 mi
- Painted Post-Erwin Museum at the Depot: 2.1 mi
- Big Flats Historical Society: 6.9 mi
- National Soaring Museum: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 10
- Glass Blower: 0.0 mi
- The Critic: 0.1 mi
- Artemus: 0.3 mi
- Corning Ceremonial Sculpture: 0.4 mi
- Metal Abstract: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Shequaga Falls: 17.4 mi
- Aunt Sarah's Falls: 17.6 mi
- Deckertown Falls: 18.0 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 18.1 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Erwin Text Zone / Parking Area: 3.7 mi
- Campbell Rest Area: 9.9 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 17.3 mi
- Kanona Rest Area: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 3
- Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes: 0.5 mi
- Larry the Elk: 17.3 mi
- Seneca Lake Pier House: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Mossy Bank: 18.0 mi
- Glen Cathedral: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Little Joe Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Hill | S 172° | 715 m | 16.4 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SSE 164° | 638 m | 16.4 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | S 174° | 592 m | 11.5 mi |
| Quackenbush Hill | NE 53° | 580 m | 4.9 mi |
| Martin Hill | NE 47° | 579 m | 8.9 mi |
| Townley Hill | NE 45° | 574 m | 8.0 mi |
| Irish Hill | NW 324° | 574 m | 14.2 mi |
| Buck Hill | S 183° | 572 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:06 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:55 | 16:40 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corning, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/799494970
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