Skip to content

Nixon Hill

Nixon Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Nixon Hill rises to 510 m in New York. Virgil Mountain stands 643 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairfield State Forest, a nature reserve 3.4 miles away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34885767, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
510 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.31202, -76.22410

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Newark Valley Village Green: 6.5 mi
  • Trout Ponds Park: 6.5 mi
  • Nanticoke Lake Multiple Use Area: 6.8 mi
  • Greenwood Park: 7.3 mi
  • Lane Collyer Field: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 20
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 17
  • Birthplace of John D Rockefeller: 6.7 mi
  • SaSaNa Loft Monument: 14.1 mi
  • Tioga County Veterans Memorial: 14.6 mi
  • Civil War Soldiers & Sailors Monument: 14.6 mi
  • Hickories Park Founding Plaque: 15.3 mi
Gardens: 16
Waterfalls: 11
  • Potter's Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Triphammer Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Rocky Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 16.8 mi
Artworks: 11
  • Black Lives Matter: 16.8 mi
  • Johnson City Square Deal Arch: 17.3 mi
  • Pegasus Statue: 20.2 mi
  • Reclining Figure on Pedestal: 20.2 mi
  • Falling Man: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 1
  • Tamarack Spring: 10.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Der deutsche Strand: 17.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Nixon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Virgil MountainNNE 19°643 m13.2 mi
Greek PeakNNE 17°637 m13.3 mi
South HillNNE 15°635 m13.6 mi
Tuller HillNNE 18°616 m15.7 mi
Star Stanton HillNNW 341°612 m9.8 mi
Hammond HillNNW 337°598 m9.2 mi
Beam HillNNW 339°594 m10.9 mi
Snyder HillNNE 22°591 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4019:17
June solstice05:2920:0320:46
September equinox06:5318:2719:04
December solstice07:3115:5116:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222331445564676659483728
Precip in2.72.73.33.83.64.23.74.03.53.63.33.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ithaca 13 E, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 958626 — Nixon Hill, Tioga County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357573729

More peaks in New York

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Nixon Hill.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens