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Murder Bridge Hill

Murder Bridge Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Murder Bridge Hill rises to 254 m in New York. Black Dome stands 1,217 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is King Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.

About

The story

Murder Bridge Hill is a mountain in Greene County, New York. It is located in the Catskill Mountains northeast of Greenville Center. King Hill is located south-southeast of Murder Bridge Hill.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34884151, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
254 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.40369, -73.98152

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Irish Cultural Center: 5.9 mi
  • Angelo Canna Town Park: 7.3 mi
  • Joralemon Park: 7.7 mi
  • Westerlo Veterans Memorial Town Park: 8.1 mi
  • Lawson Lake County Park: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 56
  • Edwin L Drake: 2.2 mi
  • Early Sawmill: 2.5 mi
  • Eleazer Knowles: 2.5 mi
  • Early Doctor: 5.6 mi
  • Town of Cairo: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 50
  • Dickinson Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Glen Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Rensselaerville Lower Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Rensselaerville Middle Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Rensselaerville Upper Falls: 11.3 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 43
  • Durham Center Museum: 7.5 mi
  • Bronck House Museum: 8.0 mi
  • Greene County Historical Society: 8.0 mi
  • Rensselaerville Historical Society: 11.1 mi
  • Thomas Cole National Historic Site: 13.7 mi
Artworks: 29
Attractions: 23
  • The Old Game Farm: 11.5 mi
  • Open Seating: 15.8 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 17.1 mi
  • New York State Executive Mansion Tour: 20.2 mi
  • Dutch Apple Cruises: 20.2 mi
Gardens: 18
  • Veterans Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Wildlife Garden: 14.9 mi
  • Water Garden: 14.9 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 17.1 mi
  • Friendship Garden: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 17
  • High Rocks: 7.8 mi
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 16.7 mi
  • Hurricane Ledge: 17.5 mi
  • Leaning Tower: 17.9 mi
  • Fern Garden: 18.0 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 11.7 mi
  • Oakdale Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Saugerties Beach: 23.0 mi
  • West Landing: 25.0 mi
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 16.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Murder Bridge Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black DomeSW1,217 m11.7 mi
Thomas Cole MountainSW1,205 m12.1 mi
BlackheadSW1,201 m11.3 mi
Camel's HumpSW1,095 m12.5 mi
Windham High PeakSW1,077 m10.3 mi
Stoppel PointSSW1,043 m13.1 mi
Arizona MountainSSW1,038 m11.4 mi
CaudalSW1,012 m13.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2019:5420:37
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2315:4116:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455665696860493829
Precip in2.62.23.33.63.34.33.94.43.94.62.93.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alcove DAM, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357572756

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