Historic site · New York
School #4
School #4 is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 350 m. Tower Hill stands 715 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Chemung County's First Traffic Fatality Memorial, a historic site 1.3 miles away.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.01329, -76.78829
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Comfort Hill: 1.3 mi
- Doty Hill: 1.9 mi
- Green Hill: 2.0 mi
- Thompson Hill: 5.2 mi
- Baker Hill: 5.4 mi
Parks
- Toll Bridge Park: 3.3 mi
- Elmer Goodwin Park: 3.6 mi
- Chapel Park: 3.7 mi
- Cypress Street Park: 4.0 mi
- Draxler Park: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Chemung County's First Traffic Fatality Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Newtown Battlefield Monument: 3.6 mi
- Elmira Police Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Korea and Vietnam War Memorial: 5.3 mi
- WWI Memorial: 5.4 mi
Museums: 17
- Ashland Historical Society: 2.4 mi
- Chemung Valley History Museum: 5.2 mi
- National Soaring Museum: 9.5 mi
- Horseheads Historical Society: 10.8 mi
- Big Flats Historical Society: 12.2 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- Plymouth Woods Nature Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Tanglewood Nature Center: 7.9 mi
- Maple Hill State Forest: 10.0 mi
- Steege Hill Nature Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Wildwood Nature Reserve: 15.4 mi
Artworks: 9
- Labrador Duck: 5.1 mi
- Spanish-American War Statue: 5.3 mi
- Thomas K. Beecher Statue: 5.4 mi
- Mark Twain: 5.9 mi
- Olivia Langdon: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 4
- Little Joe Tower: 16.6 mi
- Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes: 17.1 mi
- Larry the Elk: 19.0 mi
- Luther's Mills Covered Bridge: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Deckertown Falls: 22.9 mi
- Shequaga Falls: 23.1 mi
- Aunt Sarah's Falls: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Nichols Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Devils Elbow: 23.7 mi
- Point O'Rocks: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Round Top Recreation Area: 13.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Railroad Springs: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of School #4. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Hill | WSW 238° | 715 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | SSE 165° | 691 m | 14.5 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SW 234° | 638 m | 11.4 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | W 260° | 592 m | 12.9 mi |
| Saxtons Knob | SW 216° | 576 m | 9.5 mi |
| Thompson Hill | S 173° | 573 m | 5.2 mi |
| Baker Hill | SSW 209° | 572 m | 5.4 mi |
| Rowley Hill | SSW 208° | 570 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 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/6374369034
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