Peak · New York
Benjamin Hill
Benjamin Hill rises to 503 m in New York. Connecticut Hill stands 638 m to the northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Newfield Community Park, a park 1.7 miles away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway passes 8.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 503 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.32813, -76.58800
- 8.6 mi off the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
- 22.9 mi off the Scenic Route 90
Overlooks nearby
- Fuertes Swan Pond Overlook · 10 mi
- Taughannock Falls Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Newfield Community Park: 1.7 mi
- Connecticut Hill State Game Management Area: 5.3 mi
- hillview park: 6.6 mi
- Negundo Woods: 7.4 mi
- Jim Butterfield Stadium: 7.7 mi
Peaks
- Bull Hill: 1.8 mi
- Protts Hill: 2.8 mi
- Barnes Hill: 2.8 mi
- Doll Hill: 3.1 mi
- Seely Hill: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves: 38
- Bock-Harvey Forest Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Cliffside State Forest: 5.9 mi
- Stevenson Forest Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Buttermilk Falls State Park: 6.5 mi
- South Hill Natural Area West: 7.5 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Monument of Ezra Cornell: 9.9 mi
- Andrew Dickson White Statue: 9.9 mi
- Bob Baker BBQ Pavilion: 15.1 mi
- Peter Wheeler historic marker: 15.8 mi
- DL&W Station Platforms: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 21
- Lower Falls: 5.0 mi
- Lucifer Falls: 5.0 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 7.0 mi
- Potter's Falls: 9.0 mi
- Ithaca Falls: 9.9 mi
Museums: 20
- Tompkins Center for History & Culture: 9.0 mi
- Spencer Historical Museum: 9.2 mi
- Sciencenter: 9.4 mi
- Museum of the Earth: 9.9 mi
- Schuyler County Historical Society: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 14
- The Overlook At West Hill (housing for the elderly): 9.9 mi
- Incodema: 9.9 mi
- Turn here for fresh eggs farm stand: 10.6 mi
- Stick And Stone Farm and CSA: 11.0 mi
- Rt 96 Self Storage: 11.2 mi
Gardens: 13
- Ithaca Children's Garden: 9.0 mi
- Alpha Phi Alpha memorial garden: 9.7 mi
- Farrand Garden: 9.9 mi
- Rockwell Azalea Garden: 9.9 mi
- Minn's Garden: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 6
- Black Lives Matter: 8.8 mi
- Olivia Langdon: 19.7 mi
- Mark Twain: 19.7 mi
- Labrador Duck: 19.8 mi
- Thomas K. Beecher Statue: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Point O'Rocks: 5.9 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 6.8 mi
- Glen Cathedral: 15.2 mi
- Devils Elbow: 21.7 mi
- Castle Point: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Nichols Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- Owego Rest Area: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Der deutsche Strand: 6.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Tamarack Spring: 8.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Benjamin Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Hill | NW 314° | 638 m | 5.8 mi |
| Irish Hill | SW 222° | 599 m | 5.2 mi |
| Doll Hill | WNW 289° | 596 m | 3.1 mi |
| Buck Hill | NW 317° | 594 m | 6.8 mi |
| Rogers Hill | WNW 294° | 586 m | 9.5 mi |
| Seely Hill | SE 133° | 582 m | 3.1 mi |
| Barnes Hill | S 184° | 571 m | 2.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | E 84° | 570 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:05 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:52 | 16:37 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spencer 1 NE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357548108
Day trips start here
- Ithaca · 9 mi
- Trumansburg · 15 mi
- Watkins Glen · 15 mi
- Eastern Finger Lakes · 22 mi
- Cortland · 28 mi
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