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Battle Hill

Battle Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Battle Hill rises to 66 m in New York. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Civil War Soldiers' Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 13 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Higheset natural point of elevation in Brooklyn.

The story

highest natural point in Brooklyn, New York

Wikidata Q4870056, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
66 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.65695, -73.98936

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Parks
Attractions
  • Winter Flea + Smorgasburg: 1.0 mi
  • Hammerhead Peninsula: 1.1 mi
  • Camperdown Elm: 1.3 mi
  • Hamadryas Baboon: 1.4 mi
  • Tufted Deer: 1.4 mi
Beaches
Nature reserves
Peaks: 51
Picnic sites: 40
Cliffs: 14
  • Palisades: 6.6 mi
  • Palisades: 8.0 mi
  • Palisades: 10.5 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 12.4 mi
  • Palisades: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Fallkill Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 1.3 mi
  • The Loch: 9.7 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 17.0 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 17.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battle Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNNW 333°268 m24.3 mi
Mount CecchinoNNW 333°230 m24.0 mi
Stony HillNW 309°179 m17.1 mi
Mayapple HillWNW 297°175 m17.6 mi
Packanack MountainNW 325°144 m23.1 mi
Riker HillWNW 301°134 m20.6 mi
Long HillW 277°126 m23.7 mi
Todt HillWSW 239°125 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2619:5020:31
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1715:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536272787670584839
Precip in3.53.04.43.84.04.44.83.93.94.03.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/11544202596

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