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Jones Hill

Jones Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Jones Hill rises to 598 m in New York. Morgan Hill stands 618 m to the east-southeast, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Tinker Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Onondaga County, New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34877025, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
598 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.79479, -76.04270

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Brown Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
  • Cummings Park: 3.1 mi
  • Cornerstone Park: 3.4 mi
  • Highland Forest: 6.5 mi
  • Smith Park: 8.0 mi
Historic sites: 30
Museums: 25
  • Pioneer Museum: 6.6 mi
  • Lorenzo Mansion: 12.7 mi
  • Jamesville Community Museum: 13.7 mi
  • Friends of Clark Reservation State Park Nature Center: 14.0 mi
  • New York State Grange Museum: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Artworks: 14
  • Stacks: 13.2 mi
  • Willow Sculpture: 13.3 mi
  • Jitterbugs: 13.5 mi
  • Mountain Goat: 17.2 mi
  • Supplicant Persephone: 17.3 mi
Gardens: 10
  • Leonard Property: 2.3 mi
  • Spruce Ridge Landscape & Garden Center: 15.9 mi
  • Morningside Community Garden: 16.8 mi
  • South Side Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 17.3 mi
Attractions: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Spruce Grove Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
  • Cheningo Day Use Area: 11.5 mi
  • Cedar Bay Pavilion: 17.2 mi
  • Galster Pavilion: 17.4 mi
  • Poolsbrook Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Jamesville Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Green Lakes Beach: 18.6 mi
  • Glenwood Beach: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Preble: 7.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Dorwin Springs: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Jones Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morgan HillESE 105°618 m2.6 mi
Randall HillSE 137°617 m10.3 mi
Muller HillE 95°617 m13.2 mi
Truxton HillSSW 211°616 m3.0 mi
Fellows HillNE 44°611 m1.6 mi
Hunt HillE 95°611 m10.3 mi
Labrador HillSW 214°606 m1.4 mi
Bull HillSE 146°605 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3919:16
June solstice05:2720:0420:47
September equinox06:5218:2619:03
December solstice07:3215:4816:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202129425462676658473626
Precip in2.92.93.74.23.65.14.64.74.94.53.83.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tully Heiberg Forest, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357543948

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