- Elevation, modelled
- 6 m
- Tallest summit within 7.9 miles
- South Beacon Mountain491 m · 4.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway17.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4166, -73.9473
Boring Mill Backshot Wheel is a historic site in New York, at a modelled 6 m. South Beacon Mountain stands 491 m to the north, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Putnam History Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Boring Mill Backshot Wheel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Beacon Mountain | N 2° | 491 m | 4.5 mi |
| North Beacon Mountain | N 1° | 465 m | 5.0 mi |
| Bald Hill | NNE 15° | 456 m | 6.1 mi |
| Lambs Hill | N 10° | 454 m | 5.5 mi |
| Spy Rock | WSW 245° | 441 m | 4.2 mi |
| Bull Hill | NNW 343° | 433 m | 1.6 mi |
| Crows Nest | WSW 254° | 429 m | 1.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | WSW 244° | 429 m | 3.4 mi |
- 17.2 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
- 25.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 27.0 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 27.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 25 mi
- Hawkwatch · 26 mi
- High Exposure · 26 mi
- Pinnacle Rock · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Parrott Gun: 0.7 mi
- Connecticut Line: 0.9 mi
- The Great Chain: 1.5 mi
- Kosciuszko Monument: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Cat Hill: 1.5 mi
- Bull Hill: 1.6 mi
- Crows Nest: 1.9 mi
- Moneyhole Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Storm King Mountain: 2.7 mi
Museums: 41
- Putnam History Museum: 0.2 mi
- Boscobel House: 0.5 mi
- Magazzino: 1.9 mi
- West Point Museum: 3.1 mi
- Hudson Highlands Nature Center - Wildlife Education Campus: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 37
- Timp-Torne Trail: 9.4 mi
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 9.5 mi
- Bowling Rocks: 15.1 mi
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 16.0 mi
- New York Renaissance Faire: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 11
- Canopus Beach: 7.3 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 10.7 mi
- Brick Beach: 11.9 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 11.9 mi
- New Sebago Beach: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 14.7 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 14.7 mi
- Wallkill Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Middletown Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- LG waterfall: 17.7 mi
- Upper Falls: 22.4 mi
- Lower Falls: 22.4 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Doodletown: 8.6 mi
- Dicktown: 9.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:45 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Cold Spring · 0 mi
- Highlands · 5 mi
- Putnam County · 10 mi
- Stony Point · 13 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 15 mi
- Ossining · 18 mi
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