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Lime Kiln

Lime Kiln from directly overhead

Lime Kiln is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 129 m. Morgan Hill stands 618 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Limestone Creek Aqueduct, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 8.4 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates43.04094, -76.00896

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fietta Park: 0.5 mi
  • LaFayette Park: 0.6 mi
  • Canal Landing Park: 0.7 mi
  • Old Erie Canal State Historic Park - North Burdick Street: 0.7 mi
  • Coulter Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 40
Historic sites: 33
  • Limestone Creek Aqueduct: 0.2 mi
  • Butternut Creek Aqueduct: 2.1 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial Monument: 2.1 mi
  • Skytop Fire Memorial: 5.7 mi
  • Pyramid Grave: 6.6 mi
Museums: 31
Waterfalls: 16
Artworks: 14
Gardens: 9
  • Butterfly Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Morningside Community Garden: 5.9 mi
  • E.M. Mills Memorial Rose Garden: 6.0 mi
  • South Side Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Bitternut Collective Permaculture Kitchen Garden: 8.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Cedar Bay Pavilion: 1.5 mi
  • Galster Pavilion: 2.0 mi
  • Poolsbrook Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Spruce Grove Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
  • Willow Bay: 12.7 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Green Lakes Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Jamesville Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Valentine's Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Oneida Shores: 13.6 mi
  • Verona Beach: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 5
Springs: 1
  • Dorwin Springs: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Preble: 23.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Lime Kiln. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morgan HillS618 m17.7 mi
Muller HillSSE617 m21.5 mi
Truxton HillS616 m19.9 mi
Fellows HillS611 m15.9 mi
Hunt HillSSE611 m19.8 mi
Labrador HillS606 m18.4 mi
Ripley HillSW604 m20.9 mi
South HillSSE604 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3919:16
June solstice05:2620:0420:48
September equinox06:5218:2619:03
December solstice07:3315:4616:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465867727063514130
Precip in2.62.53.03.53.43.63.93.73.43.93.23.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Syracuse Hancock Intl AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/12795033156

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