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College Hill Park

College Hill Park from directly overhead

College Hill Park is a park in New York, at a modelled elevation of 108 m. Hilltop stands 862 m to the northwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Dudley Memorial Plaza, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off.

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Coordinates41.71234, -73.91440

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Artworks
  • Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 1.1 mi
  • Dutchess County Map: 1.2 mi
  • Sojourner Truth Statue: 2.1 mi
  • Mitchell Gate: 2.7 mi
  • Winston Chruchill: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 45
Cliffs: 34
Waterfalls: 29
  • LG waterfall: 3.0 mi
  • Mossy Brook Waterfall: 13.0 mi
  • High Falls Waterfall: 13.9 mi
  • Saw Mill Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Peter's Kill Falls: 16.4 mi
Gardens: 24
Beaches: 22
  • Berean Park Beach: 3.3 mi
  • East Cove Beach: 7.9 mi
  • West Cove Beach: 8.0 mi
  • North Landing Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Private Beach: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Huguenot Street Historic District: 9.3 mi
  • Historic Huguenot District: 9.3 mi
  • Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 10.1 mi
  • Ulster County Fair: 10.7 mi
  • Hudson River Cruises: 14.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Stormville Rest Area: 15.0 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Bear Wallow: 24.2 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of College Hill Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HilltopNW 324°862 m5.1 mi
North Beacon MountainS 186°465 m15.6 mi
Bald HillS 181°456 m14.6 mi
Lambs HillS 183°454 m15.0 mi
Clove MountainE 98°426 m11.5 mi
Dickie BarreW 279°419 m15.3 mi
Dennis HillESE 105°416 m15.4 mi
Whale's HeadW 278°415 m15.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2219:5220:34
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2015:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937496068737264524233
Precip in3.52.83.53.93.54.64.54.34.64.63.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Poughkeepsie, 1 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • garlic mustard70 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly64 obs
  • wineberry61 obs
  • American pokeweed58 obs
  • eastern poison ivy57 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee47 obs
  • lesser periwinkle46 obs
  • white snakeroot44 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/9591742

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