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Harris Hill

Harris Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Harris Hill rises to 534 m in New York. Tower Hill stands 715 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Tanglewood Nature Center, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in Chemung County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q34823363, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
534 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.10369, -76.89607

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Harris Hill Park: 1.6 mi
  • Big Flats Community Park: 2.6 mi
  • Sperr Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
  • Pirozzolo Park: 3.2 mi
  • Hathorn Park: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 20
  • Confederate Monument: 3.5 mi
  • Soaring Capital of America: 3.5 mi
  • Shohola Monument: 3.6 mi
  • Preemption Line: 3.9 mi
  • DL&W RR Passenger Station foundation: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Museums: 14
Artworks: 10
Waterfalls: 7
  • Shequaga Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Deckertown Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Aunt Sarah's Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 4
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Round Top Recreation Area: 21.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Railroad Springs: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Harris Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tower HillSSW 204°715 m14.6 mi
Buck MountainSSW 196°638 m13.5 mi
Gobblers KnobSW 220°592 m11.2 mi
Quackenbush HillNW 323°580 m7.3 mi
Martin HillN 349°579 m9.1 mi
Saxtons KnobS 180°576 m13.9 mi
Townley HillNNW 343°574 m8.9 mi
Thompson HillSSE 152°573 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:20
June solstice05:3320:0520:48
September equinox06:5618:3019:07
December solstice07:3315:5416:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252634465867717062503931
Precip in2.11.92.73.33.14.24.13.84.13.52.72.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357563639

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