NEWTOWN
NEWTOWN is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Buck Mountain stands 638 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Newtown Battlefield Monument, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- So named by Gen. Sullivan Occupied by British and Indians Destroyed by Gen. Sullivan August 30, 1779
How to reach it
- 29.4 mi off the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Comfort Hill: 2.3 mi
- Doty Hill: 3.8 mi
- Oak Hill: 3.8 mi
- Green Hill: 4.2 mi
- Shoemaker Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Toll Bridge Park: 2.6 mi
- Dunn Memorial Field: 2.6 mi
- Elmer Goodwin Park: 2.8 mi
- Gaines Street Park: 2.9 mi
- Sly Street Park: 3.3 mi
- Newtown Battlefield Monument: 0.8 mi
- Chemung County's First Traffic Fatality Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Elmira Police Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Korea and Vietnam War Memorial: 4.1 mi
- WWI Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Maple Hill State Forest: 7.0 mi
- Tanglewood Nature Center: 7.7 mi
- Plymouth Woods Nature Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Steege Hill Nature Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Wildwood Nature Reserve: 13.7 mi
- Ashland Historical Society: 1.1 mi
- Chemung Valley History Museum: 3.8 mi
- Horseheads Historical Society: 8.9 mi
- National Soaring Museum: 9.3 mi
- S.R.A.C. Susquehanna River Archaeological Center: 11.2 mi
- Labrador Duck: 3.5 mi
- Spanish-American War Statue: 4.1 mi
- Thomas K. Beecher Statue: 4.1 mi
- Olivia Langdon: 4.6 mi
- Mark Twain: 4.6 mi
- Little Joe Tower: 17.2 mi
- Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes: 17.6 mi
- Luther's Mills Covered Bridge: 20.9 mi
- Larry the Elk: 22.1 mi
- Seneca Lake Pier House: 24.0 mi
- Deckertown Falls: 20.7 mi
- Shequaga Falls: 21.0 mi
- Aunt Sarah's Falls: 21.5 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 23.3 mi
- Central Cascade: 23.3 mi
- Nichols Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 22.1 mi
- Owego Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- Point O'Rocks: 20.8 mi
- Devils Elbow: 21.2 mi
- Glen Cathedral: 23.3 mi
- Railroad Springs: 19.3 mi
- Tamarack Spring: 24.9 mi
- Round Top Recreation Area: 13.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of NEWTOWN. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Mountain | SW 231° | 638 m | 14.7 mi |
| Saxtons Knob | SW 217° | 576 m | 12.9 mi |
| Thompson Hill | S 191° | 573 m | 7.9 mi |
| Baker Hill | SSW 213° | 572 m | 8.7 mi |
| Rowley Hill | SSW 212° | 570 m | 10.0 mi |
| Norway Hill | WSW 247° | 570 m | 12.2 mi |
| Red Chalk Hill | NNE 12° | 569 m | 12.9 mi |
| Benson Knob | SSW 212° | 568 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:05 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:54 | 16:39 |
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 | 25 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elmira, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13815773609
Day trips start here
- Southern Tier · 24 mi
- Watkins Glen · 24 mi
- Ithaca · 30 mi
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