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Hawks Nest

Hawks Nest, seen from above at true elevation

Hawks Nest rises to 305 m in New York. High Point stands 551 m to the south-southeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Knoll, a peak 2.3 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) runs past it.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34823698, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
305 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.41870, -74.73211

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Buck Knoll: 2.3 mi
  • Huguenot Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Point Peter: 3.4 mi
  • Tink Hill: 4.3 mi
  • 799': 5.0 mi
Parks
  • Elks-Brox Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
  • West End Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
  • West End Beach: 3.2 mi
  • West End Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
  • Bell Memorial Field: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 50
  • Japanese Sika Deer: 14.6 mi
  • RIVER ACCESS sign: 17.5 mi
  • uncleared path continues: 19.3 mi
  • tree stand: 19.3 mi
  • tree stand: 19.4 mi
Historic sites: 44
  • Erie Roundhouse: 3.5 mi
  • Tri-State Monument: 4.7 mi
  • Indian Raid: 4.8 mi
  • Lead Smelter: 7.3 mi
  • Old Pipeline Remnant: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 33
  • West End Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Stone Beach: 6.7 mi
  • High Point Beach: 7.9 mi
  • PWLPOA Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Gold Key Beach: 12.9 mi
Nature reserves: 32
Museums: 20
Waterfalls: 19
  • Fish Cabin Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Hackers Falls: 9.9 mi
  • High Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Raymondskil Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Denton Falls: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 13
  • The Meditation Garden: 15.4 mi
  • The Smith-Harker Community Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Founder's Park: 19.9 mi
  • East Coast: 21.9 mi
  • New York City: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Pike Welcome Center: 4.3 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 5.7 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 5.7 mi
  • Middletown Rest Area: 17.4 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • steep bluff: 7.2 mi
  • The Cliff: 9.6 mi
  • Rock Pillar: 23.3 mi
  • Pike Rock: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Buffalo Statue: 14.5 mi
  • Glass Tentacles: 16.6 mi
  • Wine and Design Warwick: 22.2 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Hawks Nest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointSSE 152°551 m7.7 mi
Sunrise MountainS 177°500 m13.9 mi
Bald HillW 266°476 m17.7 mi
Madden HillWSW 255°472 m18.7 mi
Maley HillWSW 256°470 m19.1 mi
Bald HillWSW 244°468 m12.7 mi
Bald HillSW 233°467 m17.5 mi
Bald HillW 265°464 m10.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2619:5520:37
September equinox06:4718:2218:58
December solstice07:2315:4916:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475766706962504031
Precip in3.12.93.93.93.35.43.74.44.74.73.34.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Matamoras, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 952411 — Hawks Nest, Orange County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357563871

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