Shepherd Hill
Shepherd Hill rises to 150 m in New York. Tassel Hill stands 592 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Johnnycake Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Revolutionary Trail passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
Shepherd Hill is a summit located in Central New York Region of New York located in the Town of Verona in Oneida County, northwest of Verona.
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Wikidata Q34905772, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 150 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 7.3 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 7.4 mi off the Black River Trail
- 19.4 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Verona Park: 2.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Playfield: 6.4 mi
- Army Carinci Park: 6.4 mi
- Gryziec Field: 6.6 mi
- Clinch Park: 6.7 mi
- Johnnycake Hill: 0.6 mi
- Pond Hill: 10.4 mi
- Eaton Hill: 11.1 mi
- Stace Hill: 11.6 mi
- Preston Hill: 12.0 mi
- New London Junction Lock: 1.8 mi
- Fort Bull: 5.5 mi
- Fort Stanwix: 7.3 mi
- B-52 Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Oriskany Battlefield Monument: 11.4 mi
- Rome Sports Hall of Fame & Museum: 5.5 mi
- Willett Center: 7.2 mi
- Rome Historical Society: 7.4 mi
- Engine House Number 2: 7.4 mi
- Oneida Community Mansion House: 8.5 mi
- Canada Creek State Forest: 11.1 mi
- Oneida Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 11.3 mi
- West Branch State Forest: 13.1 mi
- South Hill State Forest: 15.7 mi
- Cottrell State Forest: 17.4 mi
- Mother Mary: 14.1 mi
- Saint Marianne Cope: 18.7 mi
- When I Was Hungry and Thirsty: 18.7 mi
- Statue of Liberty Replica: 18.8 mi
- The Eagle: 18.9 mi
- Perryville Falls: 16.0 mi
- Chittenango Falls: 18.8 mi
- Pixley Falls: 19.7 mi
- Edwards Falls: 22.8 mi
- Brickyard Falls: 24.0 mi
- Hamilton Community Garden: 13.2 mi
- Root Glen: 13.3 mi
- Spruce Ridge Landscape & Garden Center: 20.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 24.8 mi
- Clinton Cider Mill: 14.1 mi
- Geographical Center of New York State: 18.0 mi
- Utica Tower: 19.3 mi
- Little Village Park Band Stand: 24.5 mi
- Verona Beach: 6.9 mi
- Green Lakes Beach: 20.5 mi
- Valentine's Beach: 22.1 mi
- Poolsbrook Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Cedar Bay Pavilion: 24.4 mi
- Galster Pavilion: 24.7 mi
- The Ledges: 18.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Shepherd Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tassel Hill | SE 140° | 592 m | 21.9 mi |
| Mutton Hill | SSW 204° | 566 m | 17.5 mi |
| Penn Mountain | NE 51° | 551 m | 21.6 mi |
| Starr Hill | ENE 57° | 545 m | 20.7 mi |
| Hardscrabble Hill | SE 139° | 545 m | 21.1 mi |
| Bowen Hill | NE 52° | 538 m | 20.5 mi |
| Oakes Hill | NE 52° | 514 m | 19.4 mi |
| Jackson Hill | NE 35° | 512 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:03 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:44 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 23 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rome Griffiss Airfield, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357589355
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