Fitch Hill
Fitch Hill rises to 562 m in New York. Hooker Mountain stands 709 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Metcalf Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
Fitch Hill is a mountain located in Central New York Region of New York by Pierstown. Fitch Hill is named after the Fitch family who were early settlers in the area. The first Methodist Episcopal Church of the Town of Otsego was organized in 1813. The society erected a church edifice in 1835, located on Fitch Hill. It was a plain building, about 24 by 30 feet.
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Wikidata Q34868798, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 562 m
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 17.6 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 17.6 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Metcalf Hill: 1.3 mi
- Panther Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Red House Hill: 2.4 mi
- Rum Hill: 2.6 mi
- King Hill: 3.7 mi
- Lake Front Park: 4.6 mi
- Council Rock Park: 4.7 mi
- Cooper Park: 4.8 mi
- Cooper Grounds Park: 4.8 mi
- Badger Park: 5.0 mi
- Thayer Farm: 3.2 mi
- Upper Research Site: 3.5 mi
- Goodyear Swamp Sanctuary: 4.1 mi
- Deowongo Island: 4.3 mi
- Maumee Swamp: 5.9 mi
- David Pethic Memorial Plaque: 9.1 mi
- Cherry Valley Massacre Monument: 10.1 mi
- Grave of Henry Seeber: 13.9 mi
- Mohawk Firemens Memorial Bell: 17.1 mi
- Fort Herkimer Waste Weir: 17.5 mi
- Fenimore Art Museum: 3.7 mi
- Farmers' Museum: 3.8 mi
- Hyde Hall Museum: 4.3 mi
- Heroes of Baseball Wax Museum: 4.7 mi
- National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: 4.8 mi
- The Hunter: 4.6 mi
- Poseidon statue: 21.6 mi
- statue of liberty replica: 22.4 mi
- Judds Falls: 11.5 mi
- Canajoharie Falls: 21.4 mi
- Hyde Hall Covered Bridge: 4.7 mi
- East Worcester Rest Area: 17.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Fitch Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hooker Mountain | SSE 158° | 709 m | 12.5 mi |
| Cornish Hill | SSE 165° | 680 m | 7.7 mi |
| Dog Hill | SSE 160° | 678 m | 14.4 mi |
| Elliot Hill | ESE 112° | 660 m | 15.4 mi |
| Rum Hill | NNE 14° | 641 m | 2.6 mi |
| Darling Hill | SE 143° | 640 m | 10.0 mi |
| Angel Hill | W 274° | 636 m | 7.1 mi |
| Pigeon Hill | W 259° | 627 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:59 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:43 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 28 | 41 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cooperstown, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 950185 — Fitch Hill, Otsego County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357559857
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