Mount Tom
Mount Tom rises to 490 m in New York. Cornish Hill stands 680 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Van Hornesville Fish Hatchery, a nature reserve 2.3 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Springfield, Otsego County, New York, United States
Wikidata Q30611657, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 490 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 11.1 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 11.2 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
- 25.2 mi off the Adirondack Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Merry Hill: 2.5 mi
- Pine Cobble: 3.2 mi
- Willse Hill: 3.8 mi
- Mount Wellington: 4.0 mi
- Briar Hill: 4.3 mi
- Spring Park: 6.0 mi
- Cary Park: 6.2 mi
- Richfield Springs Municipal Park: 6.7 mi
- Lake Front Park: 11.5 mi
- Council Rock Park: 11.6 mi
- Van Hornesville Fish Hatchery: 2.3 mi
- Maumee Swamp: 3.4 mi
- Goodyear Swamp Sanctuary: 4.1 mi
- Otsquago State Forest: 5.0 mi
- Thayer Farm: 5.1 mi
- Cherry Valley Massacre Monument: 7.4 mi
- Grave of Henry Seeber: 8.2 mi
- Nicholas Herkimer Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Fort Herkimer Waste Weir: 11.7 mi
- Beardslee Castle: 11.7 mi
- Hyde Hall Museum: 4.9 mi
- Cherry Valley Historical Association: 7.4 mi
- Fenimore Art Museum: 10.7 mi
- Farmers' Museum: 10.9 mi
- Heroes of Baseball Wax Museum: 11.7 mi
- The Hunter: 11.5 mi
- Poseidon statue: 15.2 mi
- The Eagle: 24.4 mi
- Statue of Liberty Replica: 24.6 mi
- Utica Mural: 24.7 mi
- East Worcester Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 21.6 mi
- I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 24.5 mi
- Judds Falls: 7.2 mi
- Canajoharie Falls: 15.4 mi
- Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad: 19.3 mi
- Caughnawaga Indian Village Site: 24.8 mi
- Hyde Hall Covered Bridge: 5.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Mount Tom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornish Hill | S 189° | 680 m | 14.4 mi |
| Elliot Hill | SE 142° | 660 m | 16.0 mi |
| Rum Hill | SW 221° | 641 m | 5.6 mi |
| Darling Hill | S 174° | 640 m | 14.9 mi |
| Angel Hill | WSW 241° | 636 m | 13.0 mi |
| Pigeon Hill | SW 234° | 627 m | 13.7 mi |
| Briar Hill | SW 231° | 618 m | 15.0 mi |
| Honey Hill | SE 141° | 609 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:59 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:43 | 16:29 |
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 | 23 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cherry Valley 2 NNE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 967612 — Mount Tom, Otsego County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357593074
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