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Buck Hill

Buck Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Hill rises to 283 m in New York. Fort Noble Mountain stands 704 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Kuyahoora Valley Town Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Southern Adirondack Trail passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

Buck Hill is a summit located in Central New York Region of New York located in the Town of Russia in Herkimer County, north of Poland.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34806501, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
283 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.23701, -75.05849

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kuyahoora Valley Town Park: 0.8 mi
  • Trenton Assembly Park: 5.3 mi
  • Cincinnati Creek Waterway Access: 6.1 mi
  • Union Park: 6.6 mi
  • Remsen Town Park: 8.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 54
Nature reserves: 27
Museums: 16
  • Herkimer Diamond Mine & Museum: 8.5 mi
  • Childrens Museum: 12.4 mi
  • Munson: 13.3 mi
  • Oriskany Museum: 14.8 mi
  • Little Falls Historical Society & Museum: 16.8 mi
Artworks: 9
Attractions: 3
  • Utica Tower: 11.8 mi
  • Clinton Cider Mill: 20.8 mi
  • Little Village Park Band Stand: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Rollaway: 17.1 mi
  • Moss Island Climbing: 17.3 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Hamilton Community Garden: 21.4 mi
  • Root Glen: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Buck Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort Noble MountainNE 45°704 m16.9 mi
Lawson TopNNE 33°701 m16.1 mi
Jerseyfield MountainE 83°697 m16.6 mi
Round TopNNE 33°687 m17.1 mi
Mosquito HillENE 61°603 m13.2 mi
Oak MountainE 97°600 m16.7 mi
Dairy HillESE 111°562 m8.7 mi
McCauley MountainNE 38°558 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:13
June solstice05:2120:0120:44
September equinox06:4818:2219:00
December solstice07:3015:4216:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202230445664696860493827
Precip in3.63.43.44.04.64.84.94.34.15.34.44.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trenton Falls, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 945020 — Buck Hill, Herkimer County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357551183

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