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Dawes Hill

Dawes Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Dawes Hill rises to 552 m in New York. Connecticut Hill stands 638 m to the northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Seely Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34810226, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
552 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.28806, -76.53400

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • hillview park: 2.8 mi
  • Newfield Community Park: 5.6 mi
  • Nichols Park: 5.7 mi
  • Connecticut Hill State Game Management Area: 8.9 mi
  • Jim Butterfield Stadium: 9.2 mi
Nature reserves: 40
Historic sites: 26
Museums: 21
Waterfalls: 20
  • Lower Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Lucifer Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Potter's Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Ithaca Falls: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Incodema: 9.7 mi
  • The Overlook At West Hill (housing for the elderly): 12.3 mi
  • Turn here for fresh eggs farm stand: 13.3 mi
  • Stick And Stone Farm and CSA: 13.9 mi
  • Rt 96 Self Storage: 14.2 mi
Gardens: 13
Artworks: 6
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tamarack Spring: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Der deutsche Strand: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Round Top Recreation Area: 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Dawes Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Connecticut HillNW 315°638 m9.7 mi
Irish HillW 260°599 m6.3 mi
Doll HillWNW 304°596 m6.8 mi
Buck HillNW 316°594 m10.7 mi
Rogers HillWNW 300°586 m13.2 mi
Seely HillNW 321°582 m0.8 mi
Barnes HillW 269°571 m3.0 mi
Bald MountainENE 66°570 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4119:18
June solstice05:3020:0420:47
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3315:5216:37

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232431435563686760483828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spencer 1 NE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 948078 — Dawes Hill, Tompkins County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357556220

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