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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: 38
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 12
  • David Pethic Memorial Plaque: 2.6 mi
  • Cherry Valley Massacre Monument: 10.4 mi
  • Grave of Henry Seeber: 15.3 mi
  • Richmondville Service Memorial: 16.4 mi
  • Fort Plain: 22.2 mi
Artworks: 3
  • The Hunter: 2.8 mi
  • statue of liberty replica: 17.9 mi
  • Poseidon statue: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 3
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 16.1 miles of Murphy Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hooker MountainSSE709 m5.4 mi
Pine MountainE698 m11.7 mi
Algerine HillE684 m11.2 mi
Cornish HillSW680 m1.9 mi
South HillSSE680 m10.1 mi
Dog HillS678 m7.4 mi
Stone Quarry HillESE669 m10.3 mi
Elliot HillE660 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 50–80 °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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