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Merchants Hill

Merchants Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Merchants Hill rises to 467 m in New York. Oak Hill stands 518 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Attica Prison Preservation Foundation & Museum, a museum 2.1 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34827431, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
467 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.84062, -78.23613

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
  • Genesee County Park and Forest: 6.0 mi
  • Wyoming Village Park: 7.7 mi
  • Village of Warsaw Park: 8.8 mi
  • Kibbe Park: 10.3 mi
Peaks: 43
Historic sites: 38
Attractions: 25
  • Rolling Hills Asylum: 5.9 mi
  • Hidden Valley Animal Adventure: 7.2 mi
  • Mind Eraser: 9.5 mi
  • Grizzly Run: 9.5 mi
  • Rowdy's Heave-Ho!: 9.5 mi
Museums: 18
Nature reserves: 12
Waterfalls: 11
  • Warsaw Waterfall: 8.6 mi
  • Indian Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Upper Akron Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Akron Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Mossy Point: 16.8 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 17.4 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 17.6 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 17.6 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 17.7 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Rock garden: 17.5 mi
  • Memorial garden: 19.9 mi
  • Aurora Community Gardens: 19.9 mi
  • Spencer J. Roemer Arboretum: 21.2 mi
  • Bergen Community Garden: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Dolphin: 18.2 mi
  • Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 18.8 mi
  • Roycroft Renaissance Monument: 20.0 mi
  • Mary Jemison: 20.2 mi
  • Russell J. Salvatore: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Hammock Haven: 13.7 mi
  • St Helena Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Parade Grounds Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Mount Morris Rest Area: 22.0 mi
  • Geneseo Rest Area: 22.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Merchants Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillSE 140°518 m13.1 mi
Cobble HillSSW 209°515 m5.4 mi
Kingsley KnollESE 114°513 m5.5 mi
Fox HillESE 114°511 m5.1 mi
Colton HillE 84°510 m2.2 mi
Jenkins HillSE 124°502 m6.1 mi
Crow HillSW 226°500 m17.3 mi
Sulphur Spring HillE 97°499 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4819:25
June solstice05:3520:1320:56
September equinox07:0118:3519:12
December solstice07:4115:5616:42

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232330435564686660483828
Precip in3.52.73.13.43.34.04.83.63.53.73.42.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wyoming 3W, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357571268

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