- Elevation, modelled
- 253 m
- Tallest summit within 18.7 miles
- Virgil Mountain643 m · 17.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway1.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:47local time
- Coordinates
- 42.4492, -76.4722
Cornell Botanic Gardens is a park in New York, at a modelled 253 m. Virgil Mountain stands 643 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Comstock Knoll, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Cornell Botanic Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Mountain | E 80° | 643 m | 17.2 mi |
| Connecticut Hill | WSW 247° | 638 m | 10.9 mi |
| Greek Peak | ENE 79° | 637 m | 16.8 mi |
| South Hill | ENE 77° | 635 m | 16.6 mi |
| Tuller Hill | ENE 73° | 616 m | 18.4 mi |
| Star Stanton Hill | E 91° | 612 m | 9.5 mi |
| Irish Hill | SW 218° | 599 m | 15.4 mi |
| Hammond Hill | E 96° | 598 m | 9.1 mi |
- 1.5 mi off the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
- 13.5 mi off the Scenic Route 90
Overlooks nearby
- Fuertes Swan Pond Overlook · 2 mi
- Taughannock Falls Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Comstock Knoll: 0.0 mi
- Hungerford Hill: 1.9 mi
- Turkey Hill: 2.6 mi
- Snyder Hill: 4.2 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 4.5 mi
Parks
- Mundy Wildflower Garden: 0.2 mi
- Rawlings Green: 0.4 mi
- Peter Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Maplewood Park: 0.7 mi
- Bryant Park: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves: 38
- Cascadilla Gorge: 0.8 mi
- Reynolds Game Farm: 1.5 mi
- Pine Tree Wildlife Preserve: 1.6 mi
- East Ithaca Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
- South Hill Natural Area West: 2.7 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Triphammer Falls: 0.4 mi
- Rocky Falls: 0.7 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 0.7 mi
- Ithaca Falls: 1.0 mi
- Potter's Falls: 2.2 mi
Attractions: 17
- The Overlook At West Hill (housing for the elderly): 3.6 mi
- Incodema: 4.1 mi
- Turn here for fresh eggs farm stand: 5.0 mi
- Stick And Stone Farm and CSA: 5.9 mi
- Rt 96 Self Storage: 6.5 mi
Museums: 15
- Tompkins Center for History & Culture: 1.4 mi
- Sciencenter: 1.6 mi
- Museum of the Earth: 3.4 mi
- Field School House: 6.3 mi
- Cayuga Nature Center: 6.4 mi
Gardens: 13
- Student Centennial Garden: 0.2 mi
- Deans Garden: 0.2 mi
- Minn's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Muenscher Poisonous Plants Garden: 0.3 mi
- Rockwell Azalea Garden: 0.4 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Andrew Dickson White Statue: 0.6 mi
- Monument of Ezra Cornell: 0.7 mi
- Bob Baker BBQ Pavilion: 6.3 mi
- Peter Wheeler historic marker: 7.9 mi
- Birthplace of John D Rockefeller: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Pinnacle Rock: 3.5 mi
- Point O'Rocks: 11.4 mi
- Glen Cathedral: 21.4 mi
- Castle Point: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Preble: 24.8 mi
- Whitney Point Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 1
- Black Lives Matter: 1.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Der deutsche Strand: 4.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Tamarack Spring: 9.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:04 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:51 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Ithaca · 1 mi
- Trumansburg · 11 mi
- Eastern Finger Lakes · 16 mi
- Cortland · 18 mi
- Watkins Glen · 21 mi
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