Gifford Hill
Gifford Hill rises to 586 m in New York. Mount Meredith stands 715 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
The story
Gifford Hill is a small mountain chain in the Central New York Region of New York. It is located northeast of Oneonta, New York. It is made of three main peaks the highest being 1928 feet. Gifford Hill is named for the Gifford Family who moved to the area in 1803 and settled along the Oneonta Creek on what is now called Gifford Hill. The west side of Gifford Hill drains into Oneonta Creek and the east side of the hill drains into Gifford Creek.
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Wikidata Q30611655, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 586 m
How to reach it
- 23.1 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Gifford Hill: 1.5 mi
- East Hill: 1.6 mi
- Dutch Hill: 2.9 mi
- Winnie Hill: 3.0 mi
- Lane Hill: 4.2 mi
- Milford State Forest: 3.2 mi
- Crumhorn Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
- Charlotte River Fishing Access: 4.5 mi
- Davenport Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 6.3 mi
- Hooker Mountain State Forest: 10.6 mi
- Goodyear Lake Waterway Access: 3.2 mi
- Wilbur Park: 4.0 mi
- Curtis park: 4.4 mi
- miller park: 4.4 mi
- Wright Stadium: 4.5 mi
- Yager Hall - Library and Museum: 4.5 mi
- Oneonta History Centre: 4.7 mi
- Hanford Mills Museum: 10.2 mi
- Heroes of Baseball Wax Museum: 13.8 mi
- National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: 13.8 mi
- James Fenimore Cooper Statue: 13.8 mi
- David Pethic Memorial Plaque: 14.6 mi
- Handen Covered Bridge: 22.5 mi
- Sidney Veterans Memorial Park: 23.6 mi
- Cherry Valley Massacre Monument: 23.8 mi
- statue of liberty replica: 4.8 mi
- The Hunter: 14.0 mi
- Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad: 6.9 mi
- White Rock: 24.5 mi
- East Worcester Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- Hyde Hall Covered Bridge: 20.7 mi
- Punchbowl: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Gifford Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Meredith | SSE 157° | 715 m | 12.4 mi |
| Big Tom | SSE 151° | 715 m | 15.1 mi |
| Hooker Mountain | ENE 59° | 709 m | 10.6 mi |
| Cornish Hill | NE 34° | 680 m | 11.6 mi |
| South Hill | E 80° | 680 m | 13.8 mi |
| Dog Hill | ENE 69° | 678 m | 9.9 mi |
| Jackson Hill | S 184° | 672 m | 10.1 mi |
| Waterman Peak | S 184° | 672 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:59 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:45 | 16:31 |
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 | 54 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emmons, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 951079 — Gifford Hill, Otsego County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357561349
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