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Bluff Point

Bluff Point, seen from above at true elevation

Bluff Point rises to 130 m in New York. Howlett Hill stands 344 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Hickory Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Scenic Route 90 passes 3.2 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34805833, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
130 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.06201, -76.71078

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dale M. Owens Memorial Field: 1.4 mi
  • Howland Island Game Refuge: 2.2 mi
  • Montezuma Heritage Park:: 3.5 mi
  • Giardina Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
  • Erie Canal Heritage Park: 4.2 mi
Peaks: 49
Historic sites: 35
  • Lock 62: 3.5 mi
  • Clinton's Ditch: 3.5 mi
  • Paper Mill: 3.6 mi
  • Byron Lapp Memorial Trail: 3.6 mi
  • Enlarged Erie Canal Dry Dock: 3.6 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Bald Eagle: 5.6 mi
  • Herons: 6.7 mi
  • Harriet Tubman: 11.7 mi
  • William Seward: 11.8 mi
  • FireBear: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Harriet Tubman Gravesite: 11.9 mi
  • Site of the Whitmer Red Schoolhouse: 14.9 mi
  • Cayuga Lake (Thomas B. Marsh): 16.0 mi
  • Finger Lakes Welcome Center: 18.9 mi
  • Sterling Renaissance Festival: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Wolcott Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Guppy Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Marcellus Falls: 19.2 mi
Beaches: 3
Springs: 1
  • Klippel Spring: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Willow Bay: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bluff Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Howlett HillESE 102°344 m21.7 mi
Baker HillESE 103°330 m20.2 mi
Cottle HillESE 116°301 m13.8 mi
Crozier HillSW 229°266 m23.1 mi
Bishop HillESE 110°257 m19.8 mi
Preston HillESE 104°256 m15.9 mi
Smith HillE 94°240 m21.4 mi
Gillis HillE 93°225 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4219:19
June solstice05:2820:0720:50
September equinox06:5518:2919:06
December solstice07:3615:4916:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232532455766716962504030
Precip in2.92.53.23.73.84.14.34.33.94.53.63.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Auburn, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 944360 — Bluff Point, Cayuga County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357549656

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