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Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Hill rises to 518 m in New York. Irish Hill stands 599 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tioga County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q34899648, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
518 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.11369, -76.45800

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Barton Park: 5.0 mi
  • Barton Park: 6.2 mi
  • Ransom Park: 6.9 mi
  • Nichols Park: 6.9 mi
  • Two Rivers State Park Recreation Area: 7.7 mi
Nature reserves: 33
Historic sites: 30
  • War Veterans Memorial: 9.0 mi
  • SaSaNa Loft Monument: 10.1 mi
  • Tioga County Veterans Memorial: 10.1 mi
  • Civil War Soldiers & Sailors Monument: 10.1 mi
  • Protection of the Flag Monument: 11.6 mi
Museums: 20
Gardens: 10
Waterfalls: 9
  • Lower Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Lucifer Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Potter's Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Triphammer Falls: 23.4 mi
Artworks: 7
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Round Top Recreation Area: 11.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Tamarack Spring: 14.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Der deutsche Strand: 20.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Prospect Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Irish HillNW 317°599 m14.9 mi
Seely HillNNW 341°582 m13.5 mi
Barnes HillNNW 330°571 m13.8 mi
Bald MountainNNE 17°570 m16.7 mi
Red Chalk HillNW 304°569 m14.7 mi
Varney HillNW 308°562 m16.4 mi
Beech HillNNW 344°561 m13.8 mi
Park HillWNW 303°559 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4119:18
June solstice05:3120:0420:46
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3215:5216:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232431435563686760483828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spencer 1 NE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357578150

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