Deowongo Island
Deowongo Island is a nature reserve in New York, at a recorded elevation of 397 m. Cornish Hill stands 680 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is King Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 397 m
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 13.9 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- King Hill: 1.0 mi
- Waiontha Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Rum Hill: 3.2 mi
- Panther Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Metcalf Hill: 3.8 mi
- Richfield Springs Municipal Park: 2.3 mi
- Spring Park: 2.6 mi
- Cary Park: 3.0 mi
- Lake Front Park: 8.8 mi
- Council Rock Park: 8.9 mi
- James Fenimore Cooper Statue: 9.0 mi
- Cherry Valley Massacre Monument: 12.4 mi
- Mohawk Firemens Memorial Bell: 13.4 mi
- David Pethic Memorial Plaque: 13.4 mi
- Fort Herkimer Waste Weir: 14.1 mi
- Maumee Swamp: 4.1 mi
- Exeter State Forest: 4.8 mi
- Goodyear Swamp Sanctuary: 5.1 mi
- Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 5.1 mi
- Thayer Farm: 5.2 mi
- Hyde Hall Museum: 6.5 mi
- Fenimore Art Museum: 7.9 mi
- Farmers' Museum: 8.0 mi
- Heroes of Baseball Wax Museum: 8.9 mi
- National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: 8.9 mi
- The Hunter: 8.8 mi
- The Eagle: 22.1 mi
- Statue of Liberty Replica: 22.4 mi
- Poseidon statue: 22.5 mi
- Utica Mural: 23.0 mi
- Judds Falls: 13.2 mi
- Canajoharie Falls: 22.5 mi
- Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad: 16.0 mi
- Utica Tower: 23.6 mi
- Hyde Hall Covered Bridge: 7.1 mi
- East Worcester Rest Area: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Deowongo Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornish Hill | SSE 158° | 680 m | 11.8 mi |
| Rum Hill | ESE 108° | 641 m | 3.2 mi |
| Darling Hill | SE 144° | 640 m | 14.3 mi |
| Angel Hill | WSW 237° | 636 m | 5.6 mi |
| Pigeon Hill | SW 222° | 627 m | 6.5 mi |
| Briar Hill | SW 219° | 618 m | 7.9 mi |
| Klock Hill | SW 227° | 616 m | 10.1 mi |
| Honey Hill | ESE 114° | 609 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:00 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:43 | 16:29 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 41 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cooperstown, 8 mi away.
- Largemouth Bass7 obs
- purple-flowered raspberry5 obs
- ragged-robin5 obs
- Canada Goose4 obs
- sensitive fern4 obs
- Mallard3 obs
- common milkweed3 obs
- northern maidenhair fern3 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/108634425
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