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Ferris Hill

Ferris Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Ferris Hill rises to 588 m in New York. Bearpen Mountain stands 1,098 m to the south, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Van Aken Road Unit, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34868399, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
588 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.35536, -74.48098

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 30
  • Mine Kill State Park: 5.6 mi
  • Kirkside Park: 6.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 7.8 mi
  • Ashland Park: 8.1 mi
  • Village Green at Jefferson: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • Hardenburg Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Manor Kill Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Mine Kill Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Red Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Creamery Falls: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 23
Museums: 17
  • Gilboa Museum: 3.5 mi
  • Pratt Museum: 3.8 mi
  • Zadock Pratt Museum: 3.8 mi
  • New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 6.5 mi
  • Lansing Manor House: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Pratt Rock: 4.3 mi
  • Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 8.3 mi
  • Rail Explorers: 21.0 mi
  • Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park: 22.4 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 3
Artworks: 3
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 20.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Veterans Garden: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Ferris Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearpen MountainS 177°1,098 m6.2 mi
Vly MountainSSE 167°1,079.3 m7.8 mi
North Bearpen MountainS 182°1,076 m5.7 mi
RoundtopS 186°1,052 m4.3 mi
Huntersfield MountainE 90°1,043 m6.9 mi
South BearpenS 184°1,040 m7.5 mi
Bearpen FlatsS 186°1,036 m8.2 mi
Southwest BearpenS 187°1,035 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2219:5620:39
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2515:4316:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431435564696760483829
Precip in2.82.43.33.83.64.74.84.44.14.43.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 950003 — Ferris Hill, Delaware County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357559423

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