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Glenville Hill

Glenville Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Glenville Hill rises to 259 m in New York. Bernhardt Mountain stands 699 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sanders Preserve, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Revolutionary Trail passes 2.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Schenectady County, New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q49031681, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
259 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.90396, -73.99874

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Elmer Smith Park: 2.4 mi
  • Elmer Smith Park: 2.4 mi
  • Lock 9 State Canal Park: 2.7 mi
  • Charlton Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Christiana Open Space: 2.9 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens: 40
Artworks: 37
  • Boy Scouts of America 40th Anniversary Crusade to Strengthen the Arms of Liberty Statue of Liberty: 6.7 mi
  • William Seward: 6.9 mi
  • Harriet Tubman: 6.9 mi
  • Chester Arthur: 6.9 mi
  • GE Wind Turbine Blade: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 36
  • The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 7.0 mi
  • Hyzer Creek Disc Golf Course: 13.4 mi
  • Beekman Street Arts District: 16.0 mi
  • Congress Park Carousel: 16.3 mi
  • Saratoga Race Course: Backstretch tour: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 30
Springs: 15
  • Karista Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Hayes Spring: 14.1 mi
  • non-carbonated water: 14.1 mi
  • Island Spouter: 14.1 mi
  • Polaris: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Maclachan Ridge: 6.2 mi
  • Cave Wall: 16.6 mi
  • Lower Misery Wall: 16.6 mi
  • Water Streak Wall: 16.7 mi
  • Mahican Wall: 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 11.4 mi
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 20.2 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 20.4 mi
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 22.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 24.0 mi
Beaches: 4
Picnic sites: 1
  • Schoharie Crossing Launch: 14.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Glenville Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bernhardt MountainNW 320°699 m23.1 mi
Ferguson MountainNW 318°670 m22.9 mi
Peters MountainNW 325°656 m23.8 mi
Tyrrell HillNW 326°645 m22.9 mi
Cannady HillSSW 211°645 m24.0 mi
Cotton HillSW 216°643 m23.4 mi
Lawyer MountainNW 322°627 m23.7 mi
Spruce MountainNNE 12°612 m22.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:1819:5620:39
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2415:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222331455765706861483827
Precip in2.62.43.33.43.55.04.54.13.64.42.83.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Delanson 2NE, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 951230 — Glenville Hill, Schenectady County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357561668

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