Tompkins County topographic maps

Ithaca is characterized by a diverse topography that significantly influences its natural environment and urban layout. Nestled at the southern tip of Cayuga Lake, the city features a floodplain area with an average elevation around 636 feet (194 meters) above sea level, though it rises to approximately 1,214…

Average elevation: 195 m

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The primary 0.6m mirror was constructed from a Pyrex 1/8-scale test pouring as part of technology development for the Palomar Observatory 200-inch telescope. The mirror was polished and mounted in a lightweight tube in the late 1930s under Boothroyd's direction, but World War II deferred its planned use in a…

Average elevation: 477 m

Average elevation: 391 m

Elevations range from approximately 450 feet above sea level where Cayuga Inlet crosses the northern town line, to about 1230 feet at Town Hall in Danby Hamlet, to just over 1800 feet at Dawes Hill in the southwestern part of the town and Roundtop in the southeastern part of the town. The dramatic hill and…

Average elevation: 404 m

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