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Burks Hill

Burks Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Burks Hill rises to 430 m in New York. Oak Hill stands 518 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Scarff Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34806995, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
430 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.87673, -78.08779

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Genesee County Park and Forest: 2.1 mi
  • Forest Park: 3.2 mi
  • Wyoming Village Park: 3.4 mi
  • Lions Park: 8.6 mi
  • Mill Street Park: 8.7 mi
Peaks: 49
Attractions: 24
  • Rolling Hills Asylum: 2.3 mi
  • Marion Steam Shovel: 11.0 mi
  • Grumman F6F Hellcat (Replica): 13.5 mi
  • Hidden Valley Animal Adventure: 14.0 mi
  • Grizzly Run: 15.3 mi
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 17
Nature reserves: 13
Waterfalls: 11
  • Warsaw Waterfall: 10.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Fall Brook Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Triphammer Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Indian Falls: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 22.2 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 22.3 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 22.4 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 22.4 mi
  • Mossy Point: 24.7 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Spencer J. Roemer Arboretum: 14.7 mi
  • Bergen Community Garden: 16.3 mi
  • Rock garden: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • St Helena Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Parade Grounds Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
  • Hammock Haven: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Mount Morris Rest Area: 16.6 mi
  • Geneseo Rest Area: 16.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillS 176°518 m12.5 mi
Cobble HillSW 234°515 m12.4 mi
Kingsley KnollSSW 208°513 m5.4 mi
Fox HillSSW 212°511 m5.3 mi
Colton HillWSW 247°510 m5.8 mi
Jenkins HillSSW 203°502 m6.4 mi
Crow HillSW 234°500 m24.7 mi
Sulphur Spring HillSW 227°499 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:25
June solstice05:3420:1220:55
September equinox07:0018:3419:12
December solstice07:4115:5616:42

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232330435564686660483828
Precip in3.52.73.13.43.34.04.83.63.53.73.42.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wyoming 3W, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 945216 — Burks Hill, Genesee County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357551554

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