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Brown Hill

Brown Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Brown Hill rises to 504 m in New York. Marsh Hill stands 703 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Platt Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Steuben County, New York, United States of America (GNIS ID = 944915).

Wikidata Q34806312, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
504 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.28396, -77.20748

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • East Campbell Park: 5.6 mi
  • Mount Washington Multiple Use Area: 6.2 mi
  • Pulteney Park: 6.6 mi
  • Birdseye Hollow Park: 6.7 mi
  • Cooper's Plains Park: 7.6 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 21
Historic sites: 14
  • Curtis Memorial: 8.2 mi
  • Phillip W. Scudder Bridge: 9.4 mi
  • IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing: 9.5 mi
  • Painted Post Monument: 10.5 mi
  • Preemption Line: 16.4 mi
Museums: 13
Artworks: 9
  • Metal Abstract: 2.0 mi
  • Glass Blower: 12.3 mi
  • The Critic: 12.3 mi
  • Artemus: 12.6 mi
  • Corning Ceremonial Sculpture: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Rainbow Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Central Cascade: 17.8 mi
  • Aunt Sarah's Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Shequaga Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Hectors Falls: 19.7 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes: 11.7 mi
  • Little Joe Tower: 12.3 mi
  • Seneca Lake Pier House: 18.4 mi
  • Muddy Fingers Farm: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Brown Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Marsh HillWSW703 m17.0 mi
Old BladyWSW662 m17.1 mi
West HillNNW647 m18.6 mi
Kinners KnobWSW620 m11.9 mi
Hathaways PinnacleW615 m12.3 mi
Quackenbush HillESE580 m13.3 mi
Martin HillESE579 m14.6 mi
Mount WashingtonN577 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4419:21
June solstice05:3320:0720:50
September equinox06:5718:3119:08
December solstice07:3515:5516:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232533455665696861493929

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bath, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 944915 — Brown Hill, Steuben County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357551015

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