Birch Hill
Birch Hill rises to 386 m in New York. Observatory Hill stands 405 m to the north, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Michael Ciaiola Conservation Area, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 26 miles off.
The story
mountain in Putnam County, New York, United States of America
Wikidata Q34805403, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 386 m
How to reach it
- 25.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Michael Ciaiola Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy: 2.1 mi
- Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancey: 2.7 mi
- West Briggs Hill Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Squantz Pond State Park: 4.1 mi
- Conger Hill: 1.3 mi
- Cranberry Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Brimstone Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Mizzen Top: 2.5 mi
- Beaver Bog Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Veteran Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- Edward R Murrow Park: 4.3 mi
- Squantz Pond Boat Launch: 4.5 mi
- Candlewood Lake (Squantz Cove) Boat Launch: 4.7 mi
- Sherman Town Park: 4.7 mi
- Lois Batchelder: 6.4 mi
- Jim Hulton: 8.3 mi
- Sybil Ludington Statue: 9.3 mi
- 9-11 Memorial: 10.7 mi
- The Vietnam War Monument: 11.0 mi
- Northrop House: 4.9 mi
- HarryBrooke Park Museum: 7.4 mi
- New Milford Historical Society Museum: 8.6 mi
- Danbury Museum and Historical Society: 10.8 mi
- Scott Fanton Museum: 11.3 mi
- Personal Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Butterfly Maze: 11.2 mi
- Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 11.2 mi
- Garden Of Ideas: 13.9 mi
- Judea Garden: 16.0 mi
- Upper Falls: 1.6 mi
- Lower Falls: 1.6 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 2.6 mi
- Cascades: 12.0 mi
- New Preston Falls: 14.9 mi
- Watchtower Educational Center: 2.0 mi
- New Milford Tank: 8.5 mi
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 10.5 mi
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 11.8 mi
- Indian village: 13.5 mi
- Pine Ledge: 3.6 mi
- Holiday Point Community Beach: 4.8 mi
- Sherman Town Beach: 4.8 mi
- North Beach: 5.7 mi
- South Beach: 5.9 mi
- greek letter pi: 9.2 mi
- Lesser Evil: 10.2 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 12.8 mi
- Jean Widmark: 15.3 mi
- Annunaki: 18.6 mi
- Kelly Slide: 6.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 8.0 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 9.6 mi
- Pine Ledge: 14.0 mi
- Grand Staircase: 14.6 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 18.2 mi
- Pell Hill: 18.5 mi
- Princess circle picnic site: 18.7 mi
- Oak Grove: 21.7 mi
- Cedar Grove: 21.8 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 8.7 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 8.8 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 9.4 mi
- Dicktown: 11.7 mi
- Dudley Town: 22.4 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 10.9 mi
- The Silver Spring: 18.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Birch Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observatory Hill | N 10° | 405 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Egbert | WNW 293° | 405 m | 7.6 mi |
| Depot Hill | WNW 301° | 398 m | 7.1 mi |
| Cranberry Mountain | SSW 193° | 376 m | 1.3 mi |
| West Mountain | NNW 331° | 373 m | 7.0 mi |
| Branch Hill | NNE 22° | 370 m | 3.7 mi |
| Seeley Hill | N 9° | 368 m | 5.1 mi |
| Turner Mountain | NNE 25° | 362 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 35 | 47 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel 4N, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357548986
Day trips start here
- Putnam County · 12 mi
- Cold Spring · 22 mi
- Highlands · 25 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 28 mi
- Stamford · 29 mi
- Briarcliff Manor · 30 mi
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