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Murphy Hill

Murphy Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Murphy Hill rises to 540 m in New York. Hooker Mountain stands 709 m to the south-southeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cornish Hill, a peak 1.9 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Otsego County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q30610769, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
540 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.67452, -74.88238

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 46
Nature reserves: 39
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 13
  • David Pethic Memorial Plaque: 2.6 mi
  • James Fenimore Cooper Statue: 2.7 mi
  • Cherry Valley Massacre Monument: 10.4 mi
  • Grave of Henry Seeber: 15.3 mi
  • Richmondville Service Memorial: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 4
Artworks: 3
  • The Hunter: 2.8 mi
  • statue of liberty replica: 17.9 mi
  • Poseidon statue: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Murphy Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hooker MountainSSE 168°709 m5.4 mi
Pine MountainE 98°698 m11.7 mi
Algerine HillE 99°684 m11.2 mi
Cornish HillSW 234°680 m1.9 mi
South HillSSE 147°680 m10.1 mi
Dog HillS 170°678 m7.4 mi
Stone Quarry HillESE 106°669 m10.3 mi
Elliot HillE 88°660 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2219:5920:42
September equinox06:4718:2218:59
December solstice07:2715:4416:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182028415361666457463525
Precip in3.13.13.64.23.74.74.64.64.24.93.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cooperstown, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357572768

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