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Church Hill

Church Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Church Hill rises to 159 m in New York. Preston Hill stands 442 m to the north-northeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Town of Dover, a park 0.8 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.

The story

mountain in Dutchess County, New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34808741, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
159 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.65620, -73.55957

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Town of Dover: 0.8 mi
  • Charlie Jones Veterans Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
  • Fireman's Field: 4.0 mi
  • Emanuel Williamson Park: 4.3 mi
  • Emmanuel Williamson Park: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites: 57
  • Charcoal Hearth: 2.9 mi
  • Lois Batchelder: 5.4 mi
  • Jim Hulton: 5.6 mi
  • Mill Ruins: 10.6 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 15.6 mi
Museums: 35
Waterfalls: 23
  • Cascades: 3.6 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Upper Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Lower Falls: 10.3 mi
  • New Preston Falls: 10.6 mi
Beaches: 21
Attractions: 17
Gardens: 17
Cliffs: 11
Artworks: 11
  • Jean Widmark: 16.2 mi
  • greek letter pi: 17.6 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 18.1 mi
  • Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 19.8 mi
  • Dutchess County Map: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Stormville Rest Area: 11.3 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 11.4 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Church Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Preston HillNNE 30°442 m4.3 mi
North Preston HillNNE 28°441 m5.1 mi
Chapel Pond HillNE 35°426 m5.1 mi
Clove MountainWNW 288°426 m7.2 mi
Dennis HillW 269°416 m3.4 mi
East MountainNNE 17°406 m5.0 mi
Observatory HillSSE 169°405 m4.8 mi
Schaghticoke MountainNE 43°404 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:06
June solstice05:2119:5120:33
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1915:4316:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938506067737264534132
Precip in3.73.44.03.83.64.54.43.85.14.73.94.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stormville, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357598583

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