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Hony Hill

Hony Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hony Hill rises to 545 m in New York. Huntersfield Mountain stands 1,043 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Armlin Hill State Forest, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34922965, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
545 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.56924, -74.32764

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 59
Historic sites: 22
  • Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
  • Huyck Felt Mill Ruins: 10.1 mi
  • Baptist Church: 10.3 mi
  • Hamlet of Rensselaerville: 10.3 mi
  • fallen chimney: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Boucks Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Creamery Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Rensselaerville Upper Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Rensselaerville Middle Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Rensselaerville Lower Falls: 10.1 mi
Museums: 20
Cliffs: 12
Attractions: 8
Gardens: 5
  • Veterans Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Landis Arboretum: 15.0 mi
  • Water Garden: 22.4 mi
  • Wildlife Garden: 22.4 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 18.4 mi
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 24.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Bathtub Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 19.9 mi
Artworks: 2
  • bridge pylons mural: 24.4 mi
  • GE Wind Turbine Blade: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Hony Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huntersfield MountainS 184°1,043 m14.8 mi
Richmond MountainSSE 168°980 m14.2 mi
Ashland PinnacleS 177°933 m14.7 mi
Richtmyer PeakSSE 166°910 m13.8 mi
Mount PisgahSSE 162°887 m13.9 mi
South MountainS 171°880 m14.5 mi
High KnobS 176°812 m9.8 mi
Hubbard HillS 186°800 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:2119:5620:39
September equinox06:4518:1918:57
December solstice07:2515:4216:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534475867727062503929
Precip in2.82.33.33.43.64.64.34.43.44.22.93.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Schoharie, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 953155 — Hony Hill, Schoharie County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357565343

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