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Fort Hill

Fort Hill from directly overhead

Fort Hill is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fortified Hill, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.

The story

Cemetery in Nassau County, New York, United States.

Wikidata Q117549769, matched on coordinates and name (7 m apart).

What the record says

Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
The Friends of Raynham Hall

How to reach it

Coordinates40.86975, -73.53247

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Beaches
Peaks
  • Mill Neck Peak: 0.9 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 3.2 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 5.7 mi
  • Mannetto Hills: 6.4 mi
Artworks
  • 71 West Main Street Horse: 0.2 mi
  • Pietà: 0.2 mi
  • Theodore Roosevelt: 0.3 mi
  • Mary: 0.3 mi
  • Horse and Carriage: 0.3 mi
Attractions: 57
Gardens: 53
Historic sites: 47
Picnic sites: 30
  • Upper Education Area: 1.3 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 1.3 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 4.8 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 4.8 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 3
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 12.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 17.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Fort Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buttermilk HillNW211 m22.1 mi
Reynolds HillNW180 m20.4 mi
Round HillNNW172 m17.8 mi
Cooney HillNNW170 m19.1 mi
Kennelwood HillNW156 m18.0 mi
Kykuit HillNW147 m22.3 mi
Beaver HillNW140 m20.6 mi
Canoe HillN140 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2319:4920:30
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1615:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339506069757367564637
Precip in3.73.14.24.13.94.33.84.34.74.33.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9898155643

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