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Emerson Hill

Emerson Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Emerson Hill rises to 156 m in New York. Jewett Hill stands 440 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Cayuga-Seneca Canal Lock 11, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Scenic Route 90 runs past it. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34822089, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
156 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.00423, -76.70301

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Giardina Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Montezuma Heritage Park:: 0.7 mi
  • Dale M. Owens Memorial Field: 2.6 mi
  • Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge: 3.0 mi
  • Erie Canal Heritage Park: 4.1 mi
Peaks: 48
Historic sites: 29
  • Cayuga-Seneca Canal Lock 11: 0.3 mi
  • Clinton's Ditch: 0.4 mi
  • Site of Crossover Bridge: 0.4 mi
  • Byron Lapp Memorial Trail: 0.4 mi
  • Enlarged Erie Canal Dry Dock: 0.5 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Bald Eagle: 3.0 mi
  • Herons: 3.2 mi
  • Harriet Tubman: 8.6 mi
  • William Seward: 8.7 mi
  • Tom Caughlin Mural: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Harriet Tubman Gravesite: 8.7 mi
  • Site of the Whitmer Red Schoolhouse: 12.0 mi
  • Cayuga Lake (Thomas B. Marsh): 12.1 mi
  • Finger Lakes Welcome Center: 16.7 mi
  • Birth place of Zebedee Coltrin: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Guppy Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Wolcott Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Marcellus Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Hosmer Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Lower Carpenter Falls: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 4
Beaches: 2
Springs: 1
  • Klippel Spring: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Willow Bay: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Emerson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jewett HillSSE 148°440 m24.8 mi
Oak HillSE 140°409 m22.3 mi
Miller HillSSE 161°368 m22.6 mi
Bennett HillSSE 161°367 m21.4 mi
Howlett HillE 91°344 m20.8 mi
Baker HillE 91°330 m19.4 mi
Locust HillSW 231°309 m24.8 mi
Cottle HillE 99°301 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4219:19
June solstice05:2820:0720:50
September equinox06:5518:2919:06
December solstice07:3615:4916:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232532455766716962504030
Precip in2.92.53.23.73.84.14.34.33.94.53.63.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Auburn, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357558380

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