College Hill
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College Hill rises to 273 m in New York. Tassel Hill stands 592 m to the south-southeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is The Wellin Museum of Art, a museum 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Trail passes 7.3 miles off.
The story
Hamilton College is a private liberal arts college in Kirkland, New York. It was established in 1812 in honor of Alexander Hamilton, one of its inaugural trustees, following a proposal made after his death in 1804. Since 1978, Hamilton has been a coeducational institution, having merged with its sister school, Kirkland College. Hamilton enrolled approximately 2,000 undergraduate students as of the fall of 2021. The curriculum offers 57 areas of study, including 44 majors, as well as the option to design interdisciplinary concentrations. The student body consists of 53% female and 47% male students, representing 45 U.S. states and 46 countries. The acceptance rate for the class of 2026 was 11.8%. Hamilton's athletic teams participate in the New England Small College Athletic Conference.
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Wikidata Q34809241, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 273 m
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 9.0 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 10.3 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 11.1 mi off the Black River Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Campus Road Athletic Field: 0.2 mi
- Mason Field: 0.5 mi
- Foundation Fields: 1.3 mi
- Village Green: 1.5 mi
- Kirkland Town Park: 2.2 mi
- Christmas Knob: 1.2 mi
- Sunset Hill: 1.5 mi
- The Knob: 1.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.1 mi
- Crow Hill: 4.7 mi
- Erie Canal Monument: 7.5 mi
- Sherman Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Steuben Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Dunham Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Mount Hunger State Forest: 12.1 mi
- Gorton Lake State Forest: 13.0 mi
- Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 13.1 mi
- Brookfield Railroad State Forest: 15.6 mi
- The Gateway Reserve: 16.3 mi
- The Wellin Museum of Art: 0.2 mi
- Oriskany Museum: 8.1 mi
- Munson: 9.0 mi
- Childrens Museum: 9.9 mi
- Oneida Community Mansion House: 10.0 mi
- The Eagle: 8.2 mi
- Statue of Liberty Replica: 8.4 mi
- Saint Marianne Cope: 9.1 mi
- When I Was Hungry and Thirsty: 9.1 mi
- Utica Mural: 9.6 mi
- Root Glen: 0.3 mi
- Hamilton Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Spruce Ridge Landscape & Garden Center: 20.9 mi
- Clinton Cider Mill: 1.2 mi
- Utica Tower: 10.2 mi
- Geographical Center of New York State: 13.4 mi
- Perryville Falls: 20.4 mi
- Chittenango Falls: 22.5 mi
- Pixley Falls: 24.4 mi
- The Ledges: 15.6 mi
- Punchbowl: 23.6 mi
- Verona Beach: 18.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of College Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tassel Hill | SSE 149° | 592 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Hunger | SSE 164° | 588 m | 11.8 mi |
| Ritz Hill | S 178° | 576 m | 15.6 mi |
| Quaker Hill | S 177° | 568 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mutton Hill | WSW 248° | 566 m | 18.2 mi |
| York Hill | S 180° | 563 m | 16.2 mi |
| Beaver Hill | SSE 162° | 561 m | 17.4 mi |
| Crumb Hill | S 185° | 558 m | 17.3 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 | 06:50 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Clinton · 1 mi
- Utica · 9 mi
- Rome · 12 mi
- Central New York · 20 mi
- Cazenovia · 24 mi
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