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Fox Hill

Fox Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Fox Hill rises to 196 m in New York. Ellsworth Hill stands 473 m to the east-northeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Ketcham Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.

The story

mountain in Dutchess County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q34822576, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
196 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.74676, -73.56457

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ketcham Park: 0.6 mi
  • Kent Commons Park: 4.8 mi
  • Kent Green: 4.9 mi
  • Town of Dover: 7.0 mi
  • Bucksbaum Preserve: 7.2 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 40
  • Charcoal Hearth: 4.8 mi
  • Jim Hulton: 10.2 mi
  • Lime Kiln: 10.4 mi
  • Lois Batchelder: 11.0 mi
  • Folly: 11.4 mi
Museums: 34
Waterfalls: 26
Beaches: 21
Attractions: 16
  • Dover Stone Church: 1.4 mi
  • wings castle: 8.8 mi
  • New Milford Tank: 14.1 mi
  • Peter's Forge: 14.2 mi
  • Town Hill Farm: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 16
Cliffs: 10
Artworks: 10
  • Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 19.1 mi
  • Mitchell Gate: 19.1 mi
  • Frankiln Delano Roosevelt: 19.1 mi
  • Winston Chruchill: 19.1 mi
  • Franlin Delano Roosevelt: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Stormville Rest Area: 16.0 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 16.1 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Fox Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ellsworth HillENE 56°473 m6.9 mi
Preston HillSE 137°442 m3.5 mi
North Preston HillSE 124°441 m3.2 mi
Skiff MountainENE 63°431 m6.8 mi
Bromica MountainE 91°428 m7.9 mi
Chapel Pond HillESE 123°426 m3.8 mi
Cobble MountainENE 58°426 m3.9 mi
Mauwee PeakE 90°426 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2019:5120:33
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1915:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252836475866716962514031
Precip in3.33.13.73.53.54.13.84.64.64.23.54.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millbrook 3 W, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 950567 — Fox Hill, Dutchess County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357560429

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