Palmer Hill Unit
Palmer Hill Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 595 m. Millbrook Ridge stands 1,080 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Farmers Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 28 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
- 28.4 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
Named places within 25 miles
- Farmers Hill: 0.3 mi
- Little Pisgah Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Grays Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Fords Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 2.0 mi
- Davis Hollow Unit: 2.5 mi
- Meekers Hill Unit: 3.3 mi
- Lower Dingle Hill Unit: 3.6 mi
- Johnny Cake Lane Unit: 3.6 mi
- Cole Hill Unit: 4.5 mi
- Delhi Community Park: 10.6 mi
- Fleischmann Athletic Park: 10.7 mi
- Kirkside Park: 11.1 mi
- Smith Park: 14.0 mi
- Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 15.2 mi
- Tompkins Falls: 8.2 mi
- Stratton Falls: 8.6 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 15.8 mi
- Russell Brook Falls: 17.1 mi
- Hardenburg Falls: 17.8 mi
- Hanford Mills Museum: 17.6 mi
- Zadock Pratt Museum: 17.8 mi
- Pratt Museum: 17.8 mi
- Roscoe O&W Museum: 20.2 mi
- Gilboa Museum: 20.6 mi
- Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 10.3 mi
- Handen Covered Bridge: 12.8 mi
- Cat Hollow Legend: 13.7 mi
- Pine Hill Honor Roll: 13.9 mi
- ETS Relay (Ruin): 14.4 mi
- Pratt Rock: 18.0 mi
- White Rock: 19.5 mi
- VanTran Covered Bridge: 19.8 mi
- Rail Explorers: 23.4 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 24.5 mi
- Money Point: 14.6 mi
- Pratt Rocks: 18.6 mi
- Giant Ledge: 20.6 mi
- Cornell Crack: 23.6 mi
- Winnisook: 16.3 mi
- Beamoc Trout: 20.1 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 22.9 mi
- statue of liberty replica: 24.1 mi
- Piped Spring: 10.5 mi
- Piped Spring: 22.8 mi
- Table Mountain Spring: 23.2 mi
- Belleayre Beach: 14.4 mi
- Roscoe: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Palmer Hill Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millbrook Ridge | SSE 151° | 1,080 m | 11.1 mi |
| Dry Brook Ridge | SE 129° | 1,058 m | 8.8 mi |
| North Plattekill | NNE 31° | 1,021 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | N 5° | 1,018 m | 2.0 mi |
| Plattekill Mountain | NE 42° | 996 m | 6.9 mi |
| Red Kill Ridge | ENE 76° | 948 m | 10.6 mi |
| Barkaboom Mountain | SSE 168° | 945 m | 9.2 mi |
| Round Top | NNE 28° | 935 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:57 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:45 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Delhi 2 SE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/422887497
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