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Clapp Hill

Clapp Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Clapp Hill rises to 270 m in New York. Preston Hill stands 442 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Tymor Park, a park 1.3 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34808768, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
270 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.63287, -73.71569

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tymor Park: 1.3 mi
  • Towne Center Park: 1.3 mi
  • Sylvan Lake Waterway Access: 2.0 mi
  • LaGrange Park: 2.6 mi
  • Red Wing Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • World War Memorial Park: 10.5 mi
  • Sgt. Mark C. Palmateer Memorial Park: 10.7 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth: 10.8 mi
  • George Clinton: 11.2 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 11.6 mi
Artworks
  • Dutchess County Map: 12.6 mi
  • Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 12.8 mi
  • Sojourner Truth Statue: 13.4 mi
  • Mitchell Gate: 13.8 mi
  • Frankiln Delano Roosevelt: 14.7 mi
Museums: 43
  • Mesier Homestead and Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Great Buddha Hall: 11.0 mi
  • Clinton House: 11.3 mi
  • Locust Grove Estate: 11.4 mi
  • Van Wyck Homestead Museum: 11.7 mi
Gardens: 21
Beaches: 20
Attractions: 14
  • Dover Stone Church: 9.8 mi
  • Watchtower Educational Center: 11.9 mi
  • wings castle: 14.5 mi
  • New Milford Tank: 16.2 mi
  • Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 12
Waterfalls: 10
  • Cascades: 11.5 mi
  • LG waterfall: 11.7 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Upper Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Lower Falls: 12.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Stormville Rest Area: 5.9 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 6.0 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Clapp Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Preston HillENE 62°442 m11.5 mi
Clove MountainNNE 17°426 m4.0 mi
Dennis HillENE 72°416 m4.9 mi
East MountainNE 56°406 m11.4 mi
Mount EgbertSSE 166°405 m4.9 mi
Observatory HillESE 109°405 m9.5 mi
Schaghticoke MountainENE 70°404 m10.6 mi
Depot HillSSE 152°398 m4.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2119:5120:33
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:1915:4416:28

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357553979

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