Varney Hill
Varney Hill rises to 562 m in New York. Connecticut Hill stands 638 m to the north-northeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cliffside State Forest, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q34817053, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 562 m
How to reach it
- 15.9 mi off the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
- 28.1 mi off the Scenic Route 90
Overlooks nearby
- Fuertes Swan Pond Overlook · 17 mi
- Taughannock Falls Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Chalk Hill: 2.0 mi
- Irish Hill: 2.8 mi
- Terry Hill: 3.2 mi
- Mallory Hill: 3.6 mi
- Laurel Hill: 4.1 mi
- Connecticut Hill State Game Management Area: 6.1 mi
- Breesport Community Park: 6.4 mi
- Holding Point Recreation Complex: 7.6 mi
- Town Hall Fields: 7.7 mi
- Newfield Community Park: 8.1 mi
- Cliffside State Forest: 1.9 mi
- Martin Nature Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Texas Hollow State Forest: 10.4 mi
- Bock-Harvey Forest Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Stevenson Forest Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Soaring Capital of America: 11.8 mi
- Shohola Monument: 12.0 mi
- Confederate Monument: 12.1 mi
- DL&W Station Platforms: 12.2 mi
- DL&W RR Passenger Station foundation: 12.2 mi
- Horseheads Historical Society: 8.8 mi
- Schuyler County Historical Society: 9.2 mi
- Spencer Historical Museum: 11.4 mi
- Chemung Valley History Museum: 12.8 mi
- Big Flats Historical Society: 13.1 mi
- Deckertown Falls: 8.4 mi
- Shequaga Falls: 9.3 mi
- Aunt Sarah's Falls: 9.8 mi
- Lucifer Falls: 11.6 mi
- Central Cascade: 11.7 mi
- Seneca Lake Pier House: 12.0 mi
- The Overlook At West Hill (housing for the elderly): 16.6 mi
- Turn here for fresh eggs farm stand: 16.9 mi
- Stick And Stone Farm and CSA: 17.0 mi
- Rt 96 Self Storage: 17.0 mi
- Ithaca Children's Garden: 16.2 mi
- Alpha Phi Alpha memorial garden: 17.2 mi
- Farrand Garden: 17.4 mi
- Rockwell Azalea Garden: 17.4 mi
- Minn's Garden: 17.5 mi
- Olivia Langdon: 12.5 mi
- Mark Twain: 12.5 mi
- Labrador Duck: 12.9 mi
- Thomas K. Beecher Statue: 12.9 mi
- Spanish-American War Statue: 12.9 mi
- Point O'Rocks: 11.3 mi
- Glen Cathedral: 11.7 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 14.3 mi
- Devils Elbow: 23.0 mi
- Castle Point: 24.3 mi
- Erwin Text Zone / Parking Area: 21.5 mi
- Nichols Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Der deutsche Strand: 13.5 mi
- Tamarack Spring: 15.2 mi
- Round Top Recreation Area: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Varney Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Hill | NNE 13° | 638 m | 8.9 mi |
| Irish Hill | ENE 73° | 599 m | 2.8 mi |
| Doll Hill | NNE 30° | 596 m | 6.5 mi |
| Buck Hill | N 9° | 594 m | 9.7 mi |
| Rogers Hill | NNW 343° | 586 m | 8.8 mi |
| Seely Hill | ENE 73° | 582 m | 8.8 mi |
| Quackenbush Hill | WSW 250° | 580 m | 14.8 mi |
| Martin Hill | W 260° | 579 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:05 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:53 | 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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elmira Corning Rgnl AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357594426
Day trips start here
- Watkins Glen · 12 mi
- Ithaca · 16 mi
- Trumansburg · 19 mi
- Southern Tier · 23 mi
- Eastern Finger Lakes · 26 mi
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