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Potter Hill

Potter Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Potter Hill rises to 543 m in New York. Virgil Mountain stands 643 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Allen Hill, a peak 2.1 miles away. Scenic Route 90 passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34898233, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
543 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.63868, -75.90631

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 60
  • Cincinnatus Town Park: 6.6 mi
  • Town Hall Recreational Field: 8.4 mi
  • Smith Park: 8.5 mi
  • Pharsalia Game Refuge: 10.1 mi
  • Papish Pond Multiple Use Area: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 6
  • 1939 World's Fair Flagpole: 14.6 mi
  • Site of railroad turntable: 19.7 mi
  • ww1: 20.8 mi
  • Birthplace of John D Rockefeller: 21.2 mi
  • All Veterans Memorial: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 6
Gardens: 4
  • Leonard Property: 13.4 mi
  • Spruce Ridge Landscape & Garden Center: 20.3 mi
  • Freeville Community Garden: 24.3 mi
  • Mill Dam Park Sign Planter: 24.5 mi
Artworks: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cheningo Day Use Area: 3.1 mi
  • Spruce Grove Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Preble: 13.3 mi
  • Whitney Point Rest Area: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Jamesville Beach: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Potter Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Virgil MountainSW 230°643 m15.6 mi
Greek PeakSW 232°637 m15.8 mi
South HillSW 233°635 m15.8 mi
Morgan HillNNW 336°618 m11.1 mi
Randall HillN 1°617 m3.3 mi
Muller HillNNE 33°617 m11.4 mi
Truxton HillNW 314°616 m11.8 mi
Tuller HillSW 236°616 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3919:16
June solstice05:2720:0320:46
September equinox06:5218:2619:03
December solstice07:3115:4816:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202129425462676658473626
Precip in2.92.93.74.23.65.14.64.74.94.53.83.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tully Heiberg Forest, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357577880

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