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Fords Hill

Fords Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Fords Hill rises to 860 m in New York. Millbrook Ridge stands 1,080 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Grays Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 27 miles off.

The story

Fords Hill is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York southeast of Bovina Center. Fords Hill is located south of Mount Pisgah.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34822217, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
860 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.17425, -74.74294

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
  • Fleischmann Athletic Park: 10.7 mi
  • Delhi Community Park: 11.2 mi
  • Kirkside Park: 12.1 mi
  • Smith Park: 13.9 mi
  • Covered Bridge Park: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Tompkins Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Stratton Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Russell Brook Falls: 15.9 mi
  • High Falls: 17.4 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 9.1 mi
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 12.7 mi
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 12.7 mi
  • ETS Relay (Ruin): 13.6 mi
  • Pine Hill Honor Roll: 13.8 mi
Museums: 10
  • Zadock Pratt Museum: 18.6 mi
  • Pratt Museum: 18.6 mi
  • Hanford Mills Museum: 18.7 mi
  • Roscoe O&W Museum: 18.9 mi
  • Red Hill Observer's Cabin & Museum: 20.8 mi
Attractions: 5
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 18.5 mi
  • Pratt Rock: 18.9 mi
  • White Rock: 19.2 mi
  • Rail Explorers: 23.2 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 4
  • Winnisook: 16.0 mi
  • Beamoc Trout: 18.9 mi
  • Shandaken Eagle: 22.7 mi
  • statue of liberty replica: 25.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Piped Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Piped Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Roscoe: 18.2 mi
  • East Branch Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Belleayre Beach: 14.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Fords Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Millbrook RidgeSE 146°1,080 m10.1 mi
Dry Brook RidgeESE 121°1,058 m8.3 mi
Woodpecker RidgeSE 145°1,057 m11.3 mi
North PlattekillNNE 28°1,021 m8.7 mi
Mount PisgahN 7°1,018 m3.3 mi
Plattekill MountainNE 37°996 m8.0 mi
Cradle Rock RidgeSSE 156°963 m10.4 mi
Red Kill RidgeENE 70°948 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2419:5720:39
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2515:4516:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445563676659483728
Precip in3.22.83.74.04.04.94.84.34.84.73.73.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Delhi 2 SE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357560092

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