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Filkins Hill

Filkins Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Filkins Hill rises to 550 m in New York. Richmond Mountain stands 980 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ski Land Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

Filkin Hill is a mountain in Albany County, New York. It is located east-northeast of Huntersland. East Hill is located west, Wolf Hill is located east-southeast, Cole Hill is located west, and Irish Hill is located west of Filkin Hill.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34868482, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
550 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.60008, -74.08152

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Fox Creek Park: 3.2 mi
  • Berne Town Park: 4.2 mi
  • Hannacroix Ravine: 5.1 mi
  • Knox Town Park: 5.4 mi
  • Westerlo Veterans Memorial Town Park: 6.4 mi
Historic sites: 55
  • foundations of barn: 1.4 mi
  • fallen chimney: 1.5 mi
  • Baptist Church: 6.4 mi
  • Hamlet of Rensselaerville: 6.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 6.5 mi
Museums: 48
  • Berne Museum: 3.2 mi
  • Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center: 4.3 mi
  • Thacher Park Visitor Center: 5.0 mi
  • Rensselaerville Historical Society: 6.5 mi
  • Frederick House Historical Site: 9.3 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens: 34
  • Veterans Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Water Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Wildlife Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 11.8 mi
  • Friendship Garden: 15.7 mi
Artworks: 32
  • bridge pylons mural: 11.7 mi
  • Unity 1970: 14.9 mi
  • GE Wind Turbine Blade: 15.6 mi
  • Boy Scouts of America 40th Anniversary Crusade to Strengthen the Arms of Liberty Statue of Liberty: 16.3 mi
  • William Seward: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 31
Attractions: 28
  • Open Seating: 10.0 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 11.8 mi
  • Tulip Festival: 16.3 mi
  • The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 16.3 mi
  • New York State Museum Carousel: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Leaning Tower: 5.2 mi
  • Fern Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 5.3 mi
  • Mahican Wall: 5.3 mi
  • Water Streak Wall: 5.4 mi
Beaches: 3
Springs: 3
  • Bathtub Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 20.9 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 15.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 21.1 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Filkins Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Richmond MountainSSW980 m18.7 mi
Richtmyer PeakSSW910 m18.1 mi
Mount HaydenSSW893 m18.1 mi
Mount PisgahSSW887 m17.5 mi
Ginseng MountainSSW855 m18.8 mi
Mount ZoarSSW832 m18.8 mi
Mount NeboSSW817 m17.7 mi
High KnobSW812 m16.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:09
June solstice05:1919:5520:38
September equinox06:4418:1818:56
December solstice07:2415:4116:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455665696860493829
Precip in2.62.23.33.63.34.33.94.43.94.62.93.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alcove DAM, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357559527

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