Briar Hill
Briar Hill rises to 490 m in New York. Hooker Mountain stands 709 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Cobble, a peak 1.5 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Springfield, Otsego County, New York, United States.
Wikidata Q30610733, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 490 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 13.1 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 14.3 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
- 23.9 mi off the Adirondack Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Cobble: 1.5 mi
- Cape Wykoff: 1.7 mi
- Shankley Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Mount Wellington: 3.0 mi
- Mount Tom: 4.3 mi
- Spring Park: 9.0 mi
- Cary Park: 9.4 mi
- Lake Front Park: 9.4 mi
- Council Rock Park: 9.5 mi
- Richfield Springs Municipal Park: 9.5 mi
- Goodyear Swamp Sanctuary: 4.2 mi
- Thayer Farm: 4.5 mi
- Van Hornesville Fish Hatchery: 5.4 mi
- Roseboom State Forest: 6.0 mi
- Otsquago State Forest: 6.2 mi
- Cherry Valley Massacre Monument: 3.3 mi
- Grave of Henry Seeber: 6.2 mi
- David Pethic Memorial Plaque: 10.3 mi
- Fort Plain: 12.7 mi
- Old Lock 33 Wall: 13.3 mi
- Hyde Hall Museum: 3.3 mi
- Cherry Valley Historical Association: 3.4 mi
- Fenimore Art Museum: 8.8 mi
- Farmers' Museum: 9.0 mi
- National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: 9.6 mi
- Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad: 16.8 mi
- Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park: 22.5 mi
- Howe Caverns: 22.6 mi
- Secret Caverns: 22.7 mi
- Caughnawaga Indian Village Site: 23.5 mi
- East Worcester Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 20.0 mi
- I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Judds Falls: 4.0 mi
- Canajoharie Falls: 13.8 mi
- The Hunter: 9.4 mi
- Poseidon statue: 13.9 mi
- Hyde Hall Covered Bridge: 2.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Briar Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hooker Mountain | S 189° | 709 m | 15.1 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SE 144° | 698 m | 13.9 mi |
| Algerine Hill | SE 146° | 684 m | 13.7 mi |
| Cornish Hill | SSW 205° | 680 m | 11.8 mi |
| Dog Hill | S 187° | 678 m | 17.0 mi |
| Stone Quarry Hill | SSE 153° | 669 m | 14.1 mi |
| Elliot Hill | SE 142° | 660 m | 11.8 mi |
| Rum Hill | W 263° | 641 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:59 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:43 | 16:29 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cherry Valley 2 NNE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357550468
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- Utica · 29 mi
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