Jacksonville, New York — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Jacksonville, Tompkins County.
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Jacksonville, a hamlet in Tompkins County, rests within a landscape sculpted by glacial retreat, where rolling hills, softened by centuries of cultivation, give way to the deeper embrace of the Finger Lakes region. It lies 4.9 miles north-west of Tompkins, NY (from Tompkins, NY: bearing 316°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north-west of Ithaca. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a distinct coolness, a gift from the surrounding woodlands and the proximity to Cayuga Lake's expansive waters, which shimmer like a pewter shield under the shifting sky. The land itself seems to exhale a quiet resilience, a testament to the seasons’ relentless turning. This is a place where the sky feels immense, a vast canvas for the passing clouds, and the very silence of the countryside hums with an unseen energy. The history of Jacksonville is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of its fertile soil and the ingenuity of its early settlers. Once a hub for grist mills and blacksmiths, its economy now leans towards the enduring traditions of farming, with apple orchards dotting the slopes and dairy herds grazing in verdant pastures. The presence of nearby Cornell University, though not within Jacksonville itself, casts a subtle intellectual glow, a faint echo of academic pursuit that permeates the broader Tompkins County atmosphere. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring character of Jacksonville lies in its quiet persistence, a community that has found its strength in the rhythms of the land and the shared understanding of a life lived in harmony with the natural world.
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| Location | Jacksonville, Tompkins County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.508405°N, 76.614946°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 13135, 14854, 14886 |
| Area Code | 315, 607 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jacksonville, New York, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Jacksonville includes coordinates 42.508405°N, 76.614946°W, situated in Tompkins County. ZIP code 13135, 14854, 14886. Telephone area code: 315, 607. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.