Peak · New York
Fords Hill
Fords Hill rises to 269 m in New York. Berlin Mountain stands 853 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Piser Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 6.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q34822230, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 269 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.82313, -73.54400
- 6.2 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 7.3 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 14.0 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 15.3 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mohawk River view · 10 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 15 mi
- Williamstown view · 18 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Piser Hill: 1.7 mi
- Rice Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Mount Rafinesque: 4.3 mi
- Bunker Hill: 4.8 mi
- Dickinson Hill: 6.9 mi
Parks
- Grafton Lakes State Park: 5.5 mi
- Brunswick Sports Complex: 5.7 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park: 6.2 mi
- Corliss Park: 6.4 mi
- Brunswick Wildlife Viewing Area: 6.5 mi
Museums
- Brunswick Historical Society: 7.0 mi
- Herman Melville House: 7.7 mi
- Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant: 7.8 mi
- Knickerbocker Mansion: 7.9 mi
- Van Schaick Mansion: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Old Champlain Canal Lock 5: 6.8 mi
- Civil War and World War I Waterford Honor Roll: 7.1 mi
- Waterford Soldiers & Sailors Memorial: 7.1 mi
- World War II, Korea, and Vietnam Waterford Honor Roll: 7.1 mi
- Old Champlain Canal Weighlock: 7.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Valentino Family Community Forest: 3.9 mi
- HVCC: 4.2 mi
- Grafton/former RPI land: 5.1 mi
- Boehme Legacy Forest: 5.1 mi
- David M. Hunt Preserve: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 38
- Troy Botanical Garden: 6.0 mi
- Tenth Street Community Garden: 8.7 mi
- Ninth Street Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- Troy Rocks: 9.9 mi
- Gretchen's Garden: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 36
- Clinton's Ditch: 8.7 mi
- Water Turbine: 8.8 mi
- The Owl: 10.4 mi
- Nipper the RCA Dog: 14.9 mi
- Mayor Thomas Whalen III: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 34
- Uncle Sam's Grave: 7.6 mi
- Grandfather Rock: 8.5 mi
- Sentinels: 8.7 mi
- United Methodist Church bell: 9.9 mi
- Saint Brigid's Bell: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 32
- Buttermilk Falls: 5.9 mi
- Buttermilk Middle Falls: 6.0 mi
- Buttermilk Lower Falls: 6.1 mi
- Piscawen Falls: 8.0 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 8.7 mi
Springs: 14
- Spring Avenue Spring: 10.0 mi
- Tallulah Spring: 20.5 mi
- Karista Spring: 20.5 mi
- Polaris: 20.5 mi
- non-carbonated water: 20.5 mi
Beaches: 6
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 6.2 mi
- Waterfront: 8.1 mi
- Brown's Beach: 15.1 mi
- Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 18.9 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Cohoes Falls: 8.7 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 13.3 mi
- Witts Ledge: 23.4 mi
- Raven Rocks: 24.0 mi
- Clover Mountain: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 12.4 mi
- James Jeffords Welcome Center Bennington: 18.1 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 20.1 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 23.1 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 15.9 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 16.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Fords Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Mountain | SE 125° | 853 m | 15.9 mi |
| Misery Mountain | SE 141° | 793 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount Raimer | ESE 119° | 784 m | 15.1 mi |
| White Rock | ESE 110° | 775 m | 14.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 107° | 757 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mount Anthony | E 80° | 714 m | 16.0 mi |
| White Rocks | ESE 115° | 706 m | 15.3 mi |
| Smith Hill | ESE 113° | 703 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357560096
Day trips start here
- Cohoes · 9 mi
- Troy · 10 mi
- Watervliet · 11 mi
- Cambridge · 13 mi
- Capital District · 13 mi
- Clifton Park · 14 mi
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