Peak · New York
Platt Hill
Platt Hill rises to 509 m in New York. Marsh Hill stands 703 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q34895989, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 509 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.27757, -77.20303
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- East Campbell Park: 5.1 mi
- Mount Washington Multiple Use Area: 6.7 mi
- Birdseye Hollow Park: 7.0 mi
- Pulteney Park: 7.0 mi
- Cooper's Plains Park: 7.1 mi
Peaks
- Brown Hill: 0.5 mi
- Oak Hill: 2.4 mi
- Irish Hill: 2.5 mi
- Peters Hill: 3.8 mi
- Herron Hill: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- Meads Creek State Forest: 3.7 mi
- Bath Fish Hatchery: 7.8 mi
- Erwin Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Erwin Hollow State Forest: 8.8 mi
- Helmer Creek Wildlife Management Area: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Curtis Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Phillip W. Scudder Bridge: 8.9 mi
- IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing: 9.0 mi
- Painted Post Monument: 10.0 mi
- Preemption Line: 16.0 mi
Museums: 13
- Glenn H. Curtiss Museum: 8.5 mi
- Finger Lakes Boating Museum: 8.9 mi
- Painted Post-Erwin Museum at the Depot: 9.8 mi
- Greyton H. Taylor Wine Museum: 10.6 mi
- Kids Rockewell Art Lab: 12.1 mi
Artworks: 10
- Metal Abstract: 1.9 mi
- Glass Blower: 11.8 mi
- The Critic: 11.8 mi
- Artemus: 12.1 mi
- Corning Ceremonial Sculpture: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Rainbow Falls: 17.6 mi
- Central Cascade: 17.7 mi
- Aunt Sarah's Falls: 18.5 mi
- Shequaga Falls: 18.6 mi
- Deckertown Falls: 19.6 mi
Attractions: 4
- Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes: 11.3 mi
- Little Joe Tower: 11.8 mi
- Seneca Lake Pier House: 18.4 mi
- Muddy Fingers Farm: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Campbell Rest Area: 2.4 mi
- Kanona Rest Area: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Mossy Bank: 6.5 mi
- Glen Cathedral: 17.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Platt Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh Hill | WSW 246° | 703 m | 17.0 mi |
| Old Blady | WSW 258° | 662 m | 17.2 mi |
| Kinners Knob | WSW 258° | 620 m | 12.0 mi |
| Hathaways Pinnacle | W 265° | 615 m | 12.5 mi |
| Quackenbush Hill | ESE 119° | 580 m | 12.9 mi |
| Martin Hill | ESE 102° | 579 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mount Washington | N 7° | 577 m | 7.2 mi |
| Huey Hill | NE 49° | 576 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:07 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:55 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bath, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357577458
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- Southern Tier · 6 mi
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