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Poverty Knob

Poverty Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Poverty Knob rises to 421 m in New York. Irish Hill stands 599 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ross Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34898529, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
421 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.08591, -76.39383

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Ransom Park: 3.1 mi
  • Barton Park: 4.1 mi
  • Kirby Park: 4.6 mi
  • Barton Park: 5.6 mi
  • Livingston Park: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 31
  • Tioga County Veterans Memorial: 6.9 mi
  • Civil War Soldiers & Sailors Monument: 6.9 mi
  • SaSaNa Loft Monument: 7.0 mi
  • Hickories Park Founding Plaque: 8.6 mi
  • War Veterans Memorial: 9.7 mi
Nature reserves: 29
  • Wildwood Nature Reserve: 7.5 mi
  • Wildwood Nature Reserve: 7.6 mi
  • Apalachin Marsh: 11.2 mi
  • Waterman Conservation Education Center: 11.4 mi
  • Maple Hill State Forest: 11.4 mi
Museums: 18
Artworks: 15
Attractions: 11
Waterfalls: 4
  • Lower Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Potter's Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 23.7 mi
  • Lucifer Falls: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Campus Garden: 21.1 mi
  • Outdoor Biological Research Facility: 21.3 mi
  • Laurel Ave Community Garden: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Round Top Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Tamarack Spring: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Der deutsche Strand: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Poverty Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Irish HillNW 314°599 m18.6 mi
Seely HillNNW 332°582 m16.5 mi
Cork HillESE 111°577 m17.7 mi
Barnes HillNW 324°571 m17.2 mi
Bald MountainN 5°570 m18.0 mi
Red Chalk HillWNW 304°569 m18.5 mi
Beech HillNNW 335°561 m16.8 mi
Park HillWNW 302°559 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4119:18
June solstice05:3120:0320:46
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3115:5216:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 961070 — Poverty Knob, Tioga County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357577949

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