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East Hill

East Hill, seen from above at true elevation

East Hill rises to 448 m in New York. Richmond Mountain stands 980 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is fallen chimney, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34914357, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
448 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.59961, -74.12481

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • fallen chimney: 0.8 mi
  • foundations of barn: 1.0 mi
  • Baptist Church: 5.7 mi
  • Hamlet of Rensselaerville: 5.8 mi
  • Huyck Felt Mill Ruins: 5.9 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Fox Creek Park: 1.9 mi
  • Berne Town Park: 2.5 mi
  • Knox Town Park: 5.0 mi
  • Hannacroix Ravine: 7.0 mi
  • Westerlo Veterans Memorial Town Park: 7.3 mi
Museums: 46
  • Berne Museum: 1.8 mi
  • Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center: 5.7 mi
  • Rensselaerville Historical Society: 5.9 mi
  • Thacher Park Visitor Center: 6.7 mi
  • 1743 Palatine House: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 35
Gardens: 34
  • Veterans Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Water Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Wildlife Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 13.9 mi
  • Landis Arboretum: 14.7 mi
Artworks: 31
  • bridge pylons mural: 13.9 mi
  • GE Wind Turbine Blade: 16.6 mi
  • Unity 1970: 17.0 mi
  • Boy Scouts of America 40th Anniversary Crusade to Strengthen the Arms of Liberty Statue of Liberty: 17.4 mi
  • William Seward: 17.6 mi
Attractions: 29
  • Open Seating: 12.2 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 13.9 mi
  • Howe Caverns: 15.4 mi
  • Howe Caverns: 15.5 mi
  • Secret Caverns: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 14
  • Leaning Tower: 6.8 mi
  • Fern Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Mahican Wall: 6.9 mi
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 6.9 mi
  • Water Streak Wall: 6.9 mi
Beaches: 3
Springs: 3
  • Bathtub Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 20.5 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 17.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Schoharie Crossing Launch: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of East Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Richmond MountainSSW 205°980 m17.7 mi
Richtmyer PeakSSW 205°910 m17.0 mi
Mount HaydenSSW 196°893 m17.3 mi
Mount PisgahSSW 202°887 m16.5 mi
South MountainSSW 207°880 m18.3 mi
Ginseng MountainSSW 191°855 m18.2 mi
Mount ZoarS 188°832 m18.4 mi
Mount NeboSSW 197°817 m16.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2019:5620:38
September equinox06:4418:1918:56
December solstice07:2415:4116:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534475867727062503929
Precip in2.82.33.33.43.64.64.34.43.44.22.93.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Schoharie, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 949114 — East Hill, Albany County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357557542

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