Christmas Knob
Christmas Knob rises to 181 m in New York. Tassel Hill stands 592 m to the south-southeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Foundation Fields, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Trail passes 6.2 miles off.
The story
Kirkland is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 10,075 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Samuel Kirkland, a missionary among the Oneidas. The Town of Kirkland is southwest of Utica. In 1829, part of Kirkland was used to form the newer Town of Marshall. Hamilton College is located in the western part of the town. Clinton is the only village in the town of Kirkland.
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Wikidata Q34808706, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 181 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 9.5 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 10.0 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 11.1 mi off the Black River Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Foundation Fields: 0.1 mi
- Village Green: 0.7 mi
- Campus Road Athletic Field: 1.1 mi
- Mason Field: 1.6 mi
- Kirkland Town Park: 2.2 mi
- The Knob: 0.7 mi
- College Hill: 1.2 mi
- Sunset Hill: 1.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 3.3 mi
- Crow Hill: 3.8 mi
- Erie Canal Monument: 6.4 mi
- Sherman Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Steuben Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Dunham Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 12.1 mi
- Mount Hunger State Forest: 12.1 mi
- Gorton Lake State Forest: 13.2 mi
- Brookfield Railroad State Forest: 15.8 mi
- South Hill State Forest: 16.4 mi
- The Wellin Museum of Art: 1.4 mi
- Oriskany Museum: 7.2 mi
- Munson: 7.8 mi
- Childrens Museum: 8.7 mi
- Oneida Community Mansion House: 11.2 mi
- The Eagle: 7.0 mi
- Statue of Liberty Replica: 7.2 mi
- Saint Marianne Cope: 7.9 mi
- When I Was Hungry and Thirsty: 7.9 mi
- Utica Mural: 8.3 mi
- Clinton Cider Mill: 0.4 mi
- Utica Tower: 9.0 mi
- Geographical Center of New York State: 14.5 mi
- Hamilton Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Root Glen: 1.3 mi
- Spruce Ridge Landscape & Garden Center: 22.1 mi
- Perryville Falls: 21.6 mi
- Chittenango Falls: 23.8 mi
- Pixley Falls: 23.9 mi
- The Ledges: 16.8 mi
- Punchbowl: 22.9 mi
- Verona Beach: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Christmas Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tassel Hill | SSE 157° | 592 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mount Hunger | S 170° | 588 m | 11.9 mi |
| Ritz Hill | S 182° | 576 m | 16.0 mi |
| Round Top | SE 136° | 575 m | 18.2 mi |
| York Hill | S 184° | 563 m | 16.6 mi |
| Beaver Hill | SSE 166° | 561 m | 17.4 mi |
| Crumb Hill | S 188° | 558 m | 17.8 mi |
| Turkey Hill | S 186° | 557 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:02 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:44 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Utica Oneida CO AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Clinton · 1 mi
- Utica · 8 mi
- Rome · 12 mi
- Central New York · 21 mi
- Cazenovia · 25 mi
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