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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.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q34914357, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
448 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.59961, -74.12481

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
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
Historic sites: 54
  • 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
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
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
Waterfalls: 32
Artworks: 30
  • 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: 27
  • Open Seating: 12.2 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 13.9 mi
  • Howe Caverns: 15.4 mi
  • Secret Caverns: 15.6 mi
  • Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • 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

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 MountainSSW980 m17.7 mi
Richtmyer PeakSSW910 m17.0 mi
Mount HaydenSSW893 m17.3 mi
Mount PisgahSSW887 m16.5 mi
South MountainSSW880 m18.3 mi
Ginseng MountainSSW855 m18.2 mi
Mount ZoarS832 m18.4 mi
Mount NeboSSW817 m16.9 mi

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.

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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