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Poplar Hill

Poplar Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Poplar Hill rises to 446 m in New York. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Moon Hill, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 3.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Rensselaer County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q34897499, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
446 m
Getting there

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Coordinates42.75313, -73.32011

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • NY/VT/MA Tri-State Granite Marker: 2.8 mi
  • Tenney Home: 3.7 mi
  • 1753 House: 6.2 mi
  • Mausert's Camp: 6.2 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial: 6.2 mi
Parks
  • Field Park: 6.2 mi
  • Broad Brook Park: 6.4 mi
  • Margaret Lindley Park: 6.4 mi
  • Science Quad: 6.5 mi
  • Denison Park: 6.7 mi
Museums: 48
Artworks: 30
  • Thomas Schütte Crystal: 6.1 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 6.2 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 6.2 mi
  • The Owl: 7.3 mi
  • The Wind Chimes: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 28
  • Haley Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Money Brook Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Hoosick Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Deer Hill Falls: 10.6 mi
  • March Cataract Falls: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 27
  • Grandfather Rock: 5.9 mi
  • Sentinels: 6.2 mi
  • Mountain Coaster: 13.8 mi
  • Uncle Sam's Grave: 17.7 mi
  • United Methodist Church bell: 19.2 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Buxton Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Troy Botanical Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Tenth Street Community Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Ninth Street Community Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Troy Rocks: 18.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 2
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Poplar Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GreylockSE 136°1,063 m11.2 mi
Saddle Ball MountainSE 145°985 m11.5 mi
Mount FitchSE 130°945 m10.6 mi
Mount WilliamsSE 125°901 m10.1 mi
Scrub HillENE 72°883 m11.3 mi
Spruce HillENE 68°858 m11.9 mi
Berlin MountainSSE 158°853 m4.6 mi
The DomeENE 77°836 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:06
June solstice05:1619:5320:36
September equinox06:4118:1518:53
December solstice07:2115:3716:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332445664696760493828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pownal 1 NE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357577753

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