Cosmos Hill
Cosmos Hill rises to 473 m in New York. Virgil Mountain stands 643 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Newton Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Scenic Route 90 passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34809693, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 473 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Scenic Route 90
- 16.3 mi off the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
- 18.1 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Fuertes Swan Pond Overlook · 19 mi
- Taughannock Falls Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Newton Park: 1.2 mi
- Harry A. Calale Park: 1.2 mi
- Homer Village Green: 1.6 mi
- George Vernum Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
- Sugget Park: 2.0 mi
- East Hill: 2.6 mi
- Carr Hill: 3.6 mi
- Corl Hill: 4.3 mi
- Brake Hill: 4.8 mi
- Hicks Hill: 5.5 mi
- Lime Hollow Nature Center: 5.2 mi
- Grout Brook Fishing Access: 6.9 mi
- O.D. von Engeln Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Donahue Woods State Forest: 9.8 mi
- High Vista Nature Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Fellows Falls: 13.1 mi
- Bucktail Falls: 13.4 mi
- Tinker Falls: 13.9 mi
- Upper Carpenter Falls: 14.3 mi
- Spicer Falls: 14.4 mi
- Nor’easter Mountain Coaster: 8.9 mi
- Millard Fillmore's Cabin: 11.5 mi
- Old Dam: 12.1 mi
- Incodema: 19.1 mi
- The Overlook At West Hill (housing for the elderly): 20.3 mi
- Freeville Community Garden: 10.8 mi
- Mill Dam Park Sign Planter: 11.1 mi
- Leonard Property: 12.3 mi
- Bird Feeding Garden: 16.1 mi
- Bird Feeding Garden: 16.1 mi
- New York State Grange Museum: 2.6 mi
- 1890 House: 2.7 mi
- Field School House: 16.3 mi
- Cayuga Nature Center: 19.3 mi
- Sciencenter: 19.5 mi
- 1939 World's Fair Flagpole: 2.4 mi
- Birthplace of John D Rockefeller: 16.1 mi
- Bob Baker BBQ Pavilion: 16.2 mi
- Peter Wheeler historic marker: 17.5 mi
- Andrew Dickson White Statue: 18.8 mi
- Glenwood Beach: 19.9 mi
- Der deutsche Strand: 22.6 mi
- Jamesville Beach: 24.5 mi
- Preble: 6.7 mi
- Whitney Point Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Cheningo Day Use Area: 12.3 mi
- Spruce Grove Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Tamarack Spring: 24.1 mi
- Dorwin Springs: 24.6 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 20.0 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Cosmos Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Mountain | SSE 159° | 643 m | 10.1 mi |
| Greek Peak | SSE 162° | 637 m | 9.7 mi |
| South Hill | SSE 162° | 635 m | 9.3 mi |
| Morgan Hill | NE 46° | 618 m | 15.3 mi |
| Randall Hill | ENE 76° | 617 m | 16.0 mi |
| Tuller Hill | SSE 149° | 616 m | 8.2 mi |
| Truxton Hill | NE 38° | 616 m | 11.2 mi |
| Star Stanton Hill | SSW 197° | 612 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:04 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:49 | 16:35 |
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 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Freeville 1 NE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 947507 — Cosmos Hill, Cortland County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357555381
Day trips start here
- Cortland · 2 mi
- Ithaca · 20 mi
- Eastern Finger Lakes · 22 mi
- Trumansburg · 24 mi
- Skaneateles · 25 mi
- Cazenovia · 27 mi
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