Prospect Hill
Prospect Hill rises to 420 m in New York. Tassel Hill stands 592 m to the southeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mason Field, a park 1.8 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in the town of Kirkland, Oneida County, New York, United States
Wikidata Q34899557, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 420 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 9.5 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 11.5 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 11.9 mi off the Black River Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Mason Field: 1.8 mi
- Campus Road Athletic Field: 2.4 mi
- Kirkland Town Park: 3.1 mi
- Maple Park: 3.1 mi
- Village Green: 3.4 mi
- College Hill: 2.1 mi
- Gibson Hill: 2.7 mi
- Sunset Hill: 3.0 mi
- Christmas Knob: 3.3 mi
- The Knob: 3.7 mi
- Erie Canal Monument: 9.6 mi
- Enlarged Erie Canal Aqueduct: 10.0 mi
- Madison Fire Department / Village of Madison Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Sherman Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Steuben Memorial: 10.1 mi
- The Wellin Museum of Art: 2.0 mi
- Oneida Community Mansion House: 8.3 mi
- Oriskany Museum: 9.9 mi
- Munson: 11.1 mi
- Willett Center: 11.9 mi
- Mount Hunger State Forest: 11.8 mi
- Gorton Lake State Forest: 12.5 mi
- The Gateway Reserve: 14.7 mi
- Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 14.8 mi
- Brookfield Railroad State Forest: 15.0 mi
- The Eagle: 10.3 mi
- Statue of Liberty Replica: 10.5 mi
- Saint Marianne Cope: 11.2 mi
- When I Was Hungry and Thirsty: 11.2 mi
- Utica Mural: 11.7 mi
- Root Glen: 2.1 mi
- Hamilton Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Spruce Ridge Landscape & Garden Center: 18.8 mi
- Clinton Cider Mill: 3.2 mi
- Geographical Center of New York State: 11.3 mi
- Utica Tower: 12.3 mi
- The Ledges: 13.5 mi
- Punchbowl: 24.4 mi
- Perryville Falls: 18.4 mi
- Chittenango Falls: 20.5 mi
- Verona Beach: 17.5 mi
- Poolsbrook Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Prospect Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tassel Hill | SE 136° | 592 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Hunger | SSE 153° | 588 m | 11.5 mi |
| Ritz Hill | S 171° | 576 m | 14.8 mi |
| Quaker Hill | S 170° | 568 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mutton Hill | WSW 249° | 566 m | 16.0 mi |
| York Hill | S 173° | 563 m | 15.3 mi |
| Beaver Hill | SSE 155° | 561 m | 17.1 mi |
| Crumb Hill | S 178° | 558 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:02 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:44 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Utica Oneida CO AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 961173 — Prospect Hill, Oneida County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357578169
Day trips start here
- Clinton · 3 mi
- Utica · 11 mi
- Rome · 13 mi
- Central New York · 18 mi
- Cazenovia · 22 mi
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