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Dix Hills

Dix Hills, seen from above at true elevation

Dix Hills rises to 92 m in New York. Canoe Hill stands 140 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Signal Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 22 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in New York, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49025053, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
92 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.81760, -73.35401

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
  • The Arsenal: 5.0 mi
  • Heckscher Museum of Art: 5.3 mi
  • Museum of American Armor: 5.6 mi
  • Old Bethpage Village Restoration: 5.7 mi
  • Old Bethpage Village Restoration Visitor Center: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • Old Field Preserve: 2.1 mi
  • Paumanok Wetlands Preserve: 4.0 mi
  • West Hills Nature Preserve: 4.1 mi
  • Grace Nature Preserve: 4.5 mi
  • Northport Rail Trail: 4.6 mi
Artworks
Beaches
Historic sites: 56
Gardens: 55
  • Carlls River Botanical Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Garden of Normandie North: 4.8 mi
  • Garden of Normandie East: 4.8 mi
  • Garden of Normandie: 4.8 mi
  • Garden of Freedom: 4.9 mi
Parks
Peaks: 44
Picnic sites: 25
  • Picnic Area C: 6.8 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 6.8 mi
  • Wolf 4: 7.0 mi
  • Wolf 5: 7.0 mi
  • Wolf 3: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 16
Lighthouses: 6
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 2.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 21.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Canoe HillNNW140 m24.9 mi
Jayne's HillW122 m3.7 mi
West HillsW106 m4.1 mi
Harbor HillW106 m15.0 mi
Belden HillN105 m24.8 mi
Talmadge HillNNW102 m22.2 mi
Webbs HillNNW101 m23.4 mi
Church HillNNW101 m24.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2319:4820:29
September equinox06:4218:1618:52
December solstice07:1515:4616:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339506069757367564637
Precip in3.73.14.24.13.94.33.84.34.74.33.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357556767

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