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Pettus Hill Preserve

Pettus Hill Preserve from directly overhead

Pettus Hill Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 580 m. Burnside Hill stands 623 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Schnurbusch Park, a park 4.0 miles away. Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
F. L. Waterman Conservation Education Center

How to reach it

Coordinates42.08356, -75.73488

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Schnurbusch Park: 4.0 mi
  • Nathaniel Cole Park: 4.5 mi
  • River Park: 4.6 mi
  • Klumpp Park: 4.6 mi
  • Kirkwood Valley Park: 4.7 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 23
Artworks: 12
  • 16-17 mile marker from possible priesthood site: 4.6 mi
  • I Love NY Sculpture: 5.0 mi
  • The Skirmisher: 9.3 mi
  • George F. Johnson statue: 10.2 mi
  • Dickinson Object: 11.8 mi
Museums: 9
Historic sites: 9
  • Martin Luther King Jr.: 9.3 mi
  • Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood: 10.4 mi
  • Harry L. Johnson Memorial: 11.2 mi
  • Harpur Statue: 12.0 mi
  • Castle Creek Memorial: 13.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Laurel Ave Community Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Outdoor Biological Research Facility: 12.5 mi
  • Campus Garden: 12.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • The Salt Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Salt Springs: 13.7 mi
  • Spencer Spring: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Pettus Hill Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burnside HillENE 72°623 m19.2 mi
Michigan HillE 79°621 m18.8 mi
Page Pond HillENE 70°612 m13.0 mi
Slocum HillSSE 151°612 m18.4 mi
Maple HillESE 119°604 m18.4 mi
Penn HillSE 129°586 m18.1 mi
Tarbell HillE 94°580 m14.4 mi
Cork HillWSW 250°577 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3819:15
June solstice05:2820:0120:43
September equinox06:5118:2519:02
December solstice07:2915:5016:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232532455664696760493828
Precip in2.62.43.13.63.84.73.84.14.03.83.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Binghamton, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1278258941

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