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Rollaway

Rollaway, seen from above at true elevation

Rollaway is a cliff in New York, at a recorded elevation of 181 m. Jerseyfield Mountain stands 697 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Lock 39 Wall, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Trail passes 0.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
181 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.03646, -74.85960

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Benton's Landing: 0.2 mi
  • Clinton Park: 0.3 mi
  • Rotary Park: 0.3 mi
  • Western Park: 0.6 mi
  • Eastern Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 33
  • Old Lock 39 Wall: 0.1 mi
  • Old Lock 38 Wall: 0.2 mi
  • Little Falls Canal Aqueduct: 0.3 mi
  • Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 36: 0.8 mi
  • Nicholas Herkimer Memorial: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves: 26
  • Moss Island: 0.6 mi
  • Plantation Island Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
  • Ohisa State Forest: 8.3 mi
  • Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 9.5 mi
  • Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 9.9 mi
Museums: 15
  • Little Falls Historical Society & Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Herkimer Diamond Mine & Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park: 13.4 mi
  • Hyde Hall Museum: 16.8 mi
  • Arkell Museum: 17.0 mi
Artworks: 8
Cliffs: 7
  • Moss Island Climbing: 0.6 mi
  • Punchbowl: 17.6 mi
  • Choss Factory: 21.7 mi
  • Big Nose: 21.7 mi
  • Lost T: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 22.5 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 24.2 mi
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Attractions: 2
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Rollaway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jerseyfield MountainNNE 22°697 m17.0 mi
Rum HillSSW 194°641 m16.6 mi
Cape WykoffSSE 165°604 m15.2 mi
Oak MountainNNE 29°600 m13.4 mi
Shankley MountainSSE 163°599 m14.3 mi
Hawk HillSW 218°593 m17.0 mi
King HillSSW 202°572 m16.4 mi
Dairy HillN 350°562 m10.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3419:12
June solstice05:2120:0020:43
September equinox06:4718:2118:59
December solstice07:2815:4216:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202230435665706860493727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Falls City Rsch, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357582734

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