Science Hill
Science Hill rises to 187 m in New York. Stid Hill stands 635 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Macedon Historical Society Museum, a museum 1.3 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Wayne County, New York, United States of America.
Wikidata Q34904463, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 187 m
How to reach it
- 12.3 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 28.4 mi off the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
- 29.7 mi off the Scenic Route 90
Overlooks nearby
- Owen's Point · 17 mi
- Paid viewfinder · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Macedon Canal Park: 1.4 mi
- Bickford Park: 1.6 mi
- Gravino Park: 1.6 mi
- Macedon Trolley Stop Square: 1.6 mi
- Bullis Park: 2.0 mi
- Lucy Harris Home & Farm: 2.5 mi
- Martin Harris Farm: 2.9 mi
- Nathan Harris Home Site: 3.0 mi
- Walworth Bell: 3.3 mi
- Erie Canal: 3.6 mi
- Walton Hill: 3.1 mi
- Bear Hill: 4.4 mi
- Johnson Hill: 4.4 mi
- Boyton Hill: 4.7 mi
- Kuttruff Hill: 4.8 mi
- Elmer: 5.6 mi
- American Eagle: 9.3 mi
- Faith Hope and Charity: 9.4 mi
- Rebecca Well: 9.4 mi
- Daniel Penfield Statue: 9.5 mi
- Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 61: 1.5 mi
- Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 60: 1.7 mi
- Lock 60 Historic Site: 1.7 mi
- Mud Creek Aqueduct: 3.0 mi
- Freedom Hill: 6.4 mi
- Macedon Historical Society Museum: 1.3 mi
- Walworth Historical Society and Museum: 3.3 mi
- Alling Coverlet Museum: 3.8 mi
- Phelps General Store and Residence: 3.9 mi
- Print Shop Museum: 3.9 mi
- High Acres Nature Area: 4.2 mi
- Ganargua Creek Meadow Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Hart's Woods: 7.7 mi
- Four Mile Creek Nature Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Four Mile Creek Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Prayer Garden at Mary Magdalene Church: 9.7 mi
- Linear Garden: 13.6 mi
- Emmighausen Garden: 13.9 mi
- Wide Water Gardens: 14.8 mi
- North Entrance/Exit Area (Exit lane Side Bed): 15.0 mi
- Postcard Falls: 11.5 mi
- Densmore Falls: 14.5 mi
- Upper Falls: 16.3 mi
- High Falls: 16.7 mi
- Norton’s Falls: 17.7 mi
- Kershaw Beach: 15.1 mi
- Kershaw Park Small Marine Craft Launch Area: 15.2 mi
- Windsor Beach: 18.8 mi
- Ontario Beach: 19.7 mi
- Crescent Beach: 21.3 mi
- Klippel Spring: 16.7 mi
- Sprong Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Science Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stid Hill | S 191° | 635 m | 24.4 mi |
| Oak Mountain | SSW 205° | 358 m | 15.7 mi |
| Baptist Hill | SSW 201° | 356 m | 18.5 mi |
| Harkness Hill | S 173° | 356 m | 22.6 mi |
| Hopper Hills | SW 223° | 335 m | 13.9 mi |
| Lazarus Hill | S 170° | 323 m | 23.6 mi |
| Allens Hill | SSW 213° | 317 m | 21.0 mi |
| Locust Hill | SSE 154° | 309 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:10 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:51 | 16:38 |
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 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 45 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Webster 2 NE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357588412
Day trips start here
- Palmyra · 4 mi
- Farmington · 8 mi
- Newark · 11 mi
- Williamson · 11 mi
- Canandaigua · 14 mi
- Finger Lakes Apple Country · 16 mi
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