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Joes Hill

Joes Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Joes Hill rises to 277 m in New York. Birch Hill stands 386 m to the north, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Farrington Woods, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 18 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34876727, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
277 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.39565, -73.55207

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Lake Kenosia Park: 2.7 mi
  • Lake Kenosia Boat Launch: 2.9 mi
  • Wells Park: 3.1 mi
  • John E. Markel Park: 3.5 mi
  • John E. Markel Park: 3.5 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens: 43
  • Garden Of Ideas: 5.2 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 5.3 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 5.3 mi
  • Personal Gardens: 7.6 mi
  • Garden: 8.6 mi
Beaches: 39
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 5.6 mi
  • South Beach: 7.3 mi
  • North Beach: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 22
Waterfalls: 20
  • Lower Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 18
  • greek letter pi: 5.3 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 6.9 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 7.4 mi
  • Annunaki: 9.9 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 9
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 9.6 mi
  • Pell Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 16.9 mi
  • Oak Grove: 16.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Danbury Rest Area: 1.7 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 13.7 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 13.8 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 19.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 10.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Lighthouses: 1
  • Peck Ledge Light: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Joes Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Birch HillN 358°386 m8.7 mi
Cranberry MountainN 356°376 m7.5 mi
Beaver Bog MountainNNE 15°358 m7.3 mi
Wanzer MountainNNE 18°346 m9.8 mi
Bare HillNW 322°314 m8.8 mi
Titicus MountainNNE 31°313 m4.3 mi
Pine MountainSE 133°304 m4.5 mi
Bailey MountainS 180°299.314 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:5020:32
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1815:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867727063524132
Precip in3.12.73.93.73.84.54.54.64.84.53.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury Muni AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357566783

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