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Glory Hill

Glory Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Glory Hill rises to 478 m in New York. Mount Pisgah stands 691 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Waverly Glen Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.

The story

mountain in New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q49031697, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
478 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.02033, -76.56637

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Waverly Glen Park: 1.0 mi
  • Two Rivers State Park Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
  • Shephard Park: 1.5 mi
  • Shephard Park: 1.5 mi
  • Palmer Park: 1.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 28
Museums: 18
  • S.R.A.C. Susquehanna River Archaeological Center: 1.9 mi
  • Sayre Historical Society: 3.8 mi
  • Tioga Point Museum: 5.4 mi
  • Ashland Historical Society: 10.5 mi
  • Chemung Valley History Museum: 12.9 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Artworks: 5
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Luther's Mills Covered Bridge: 16.2 mi
  • Laporte House: 23.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Railroad Springs: 20.9 mi
  • Tamarack Spring: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Round Top Recreation Area: 5.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Glory Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PisgahSSW 208°691 m16.4 mi
Oak HillSW 217°588 m17.3 mi
Thompson HillWSW 242°573 m12.2 mi
Baker HillWSW 250°572 m14.9 mi
Rowley HillWSW 246°570 m15.8 mi
Red Chalk HillNNW 336°569 m16.1 mi
Park HillNNW 343°559 m13.0 mi
Mormon HillSW 230°555 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4219:19
June solstice05:3120:0420:46
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:3215:5316:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465867717062514031
Precip in2.21.82.63.43.14.33.63.34.03.52.42.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waverly, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357561786

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