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Blanchard Hill

Blanchard Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Blanchard Hill rises to 481 m in New York. Poverty Hill stands 706 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Walter Kummer Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34805611, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
481 m
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Coordinates42.63867, -78.66336

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Walter Kummer Park: 0.9 mi
  • Boston Town Park: 4.3 mi
  • Veterans Park: 4.5 mi
  • West Falls JP Nicely Park: 5.0 mi
  • Emery County Park: 6.2 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Roycroft Renaissance Monument: 9.2 mi
  • Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 15.3 mi
  • Bird: 17.4 mi
  • Giraffe: 17.5 mi
  • Griffis Family Heads: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 57
  • Fisher Price Toy Store: 9.6 mi
  • Hamburg Fairgrounds: 10.3 mi
  • Historical Building: 10.3 mi
  • Firemens Building: 10.4 mi
  • Arcade and Attica Railroad Depot: 14.2 mi
Peaks: 39
Museums: 33
  • Concord Mercantile/ Heritage Building: 8.9 mi
  • Warner Museum: 9.0 mi
  • Elbert Hubbard Roycroft Museum and ScheideMantel House: 9.0 mi
  • Roycroft Campus: 9.2 mi
  • Millard Fillmore House: 9.2 mi
Nature reserves: 21
Gardens: 10
Beaches: 8
  • Zoar Valley Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Gallagher Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Zoar Valley Naturist Area: 18.0 mi
  • Wendt Beach: 20.0 mi
  • Bennett Beach: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Mossy Point: 10.1 mi
  • old gravel pit: 22.6 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 23.5 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 23.6 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Hammock Haven: 14.5 mi
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 15.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Melissa's Spring: 19.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Poverty HillS 184°706 m22.9 mi
Watson HillS 189°697 m24.3 mi
Bryant HillSSE 168°684 m23.4 mi
Irish HillS 176°683 m20.9 mi
Bush HillSE 136°671 m23.8 mi
Crosby HillSSE 164°666 m24.0 mi
Jackman HillS 182°664 m20.4 mi
Painter's SummitSSW 191°658 m24.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:3820:1420:57
September equinox07:0318:3719:14
December solstice07:4215:5916:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232331435564686660493929

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colden 1 N, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357549316

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