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Christmas Knob

Christmas Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates43.05757, -75.38378

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 17
Artworks: 7
Attractions: 3
  • Clinton Cider Mill: 0.4 mi
  • Utica Tower: 9.0 mi
  • Geographical Center of New York State: 14.5 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Hamilton Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Root Glen: 1.3 mi
  • Spruce Ridge Landscape & Garden Center: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tassel HillSSE 157°592 m8.7 mi
Mount HungerS 170°588 m11.9 mi
Ritz HillS 182°576 m16.0 mi
York HillS 184°563 m16.6 mi
Beaver HillSSE 166°561 m17.4 mi
Crumb HillS 188°558 m17.8 mi
Turkey HillS 186°557 m16.6 mi
Robinson HillSSW 195°555 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3619:14
June solstice05:2320:0220:45
September equinox06:4918:2319:01
December solstice07:3115:4416:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455766706861503928
Precip in2.62.33.03.93.94.54.24.73.54.33.63.6

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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OpenStreetMap element node/357553788

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