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Mills Hill

Mills Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Mills Hill rises to 221 m in New York. High Point stands 551 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Creeden Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34828052, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
221 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.40740, -74.47350

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Shannen Park: 1.7 mi
  • Ben & Paula Amchir Park: 2.2 mi
  • Middletown Reservoir Trails: 3.1 mi
  • Alumni Green: 3.3 mi
  • Middletown Reservoir Trails: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Firemen's Memorial: 3.9 mi
  • Civil War Monument: 4.2 mi
  • Wallkill Mine Adit: 6.0 mi
  • Wallkill Mine Adit: 6.1 mi
  • Empire Mine Collapsed Adit: 6.3 mi
Cliffs
  • steep bluff: 8.2 mi
  • Rock Pillar: 17.3 mi
  • Sams Point: 19.1 mi
  • The Cliff: 19.7 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 20.5 mi
Artworks
  • Wine and Design Warwick: 12.6 mi
  • Power Teach: 15.3 mi
  • Buffalo Statue: 17.8 mi
  • Storm King Wall: 21.0 mi
  • Wave Field: 21.0 mi
Nature reserves: 48
Attractions: 39
Beaches: 34
  • Stone Beach: 7.0 mi
  • LakemPanoranma Beach: 11.5 mi
  • High Point Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Lake Wallkill Beach: 12.1 mi
  • West End Beach: 12.2 mi
Gardens: 28
  • The Meditation Garden: 2.8 mi
  • East Coast: 8.5 mi
  • New York City: 8.5 mi
  • Middle America: 8.6 mi
  • Midtown: 8.6 mi
Museums: 26
Waterfalls: 19
  • High Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Mullet Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Denton Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Katrina Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Fish Cabin Falls: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Middletown Rest Area: 4.2 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 8.9 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 9.0 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 10.4 mi
  • Pike Welcome Center: 12.8 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Mills Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointWSW 239°551 m11.4 mi
Taylor MountainSSE 156°454 m15.0 mi
Wawayanda MountainS 177°448 m14.5 mi
Granite PeakS 187°445 m16.1 mi
Mount HopeNNW 340°428 m6.7 mi
Vernon PeakS 186°427 m15.8 mi
Mount McMitchellSW 224°420 m16.0 mi
Buck KnollWNW 283°417 m13.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3419:10
June solstice05:2519:5420:36
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2115:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836495968727163534131
Precip in2.62.13.04.03.84.64.24.54.34.53.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middletown 2 NW, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 957350 — Mills Hill, Orange County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357571679

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