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Poverty Hill

Poverty Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Poverty Hill rises to 706 m in New York. Shutts Hill stands 733 m to the southwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Watson Hill, a peak 2.2 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34898505, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
706 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.30895, -78.69836

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 10.5 mi
  • Conewango Creek Waterway Access: 10.9 mi
  • Cattaraugus Creek Waterway Access: 11.7 mi
  • Scoby Dam Park: 12.0 mi
  • Fireman's Park: 13.6 mi
Historic sites: 24
Artworks: 18
  • The Bathers: 4.3 mi
  • Mosquito: 4.4 mi
  • Reclining amazon: 4.5 mi
  • Amazon: 4.5 mi
  • Yoga amazon: 4.5 mi
Museums: 8
Attractions: 5
  • Griffis Sculpture Park: Mill Valley Road site: 4.4 mi
  • Griffis Sculpture Park: Rohr Hill site: 5.5 mi
  • Cattaraugus County Fair: 6.7 mi
  • Boundary: 8.2 mi
  • Arcade and Attica Railroad Depot: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Zoar Valley Beach: 11.6 mi
  • Zoar Valley Naturist Area: 13.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Melissa's Spring: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Poverty Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shutts HillSW 225°733 m9.4 mi
McCarty HillS 177°710 m3.8 mi
Chapell HillSE 133°708 m12.5 mi
Parker HillSW 220°708 m13.3 mi
Mount IrvineS 175°708 m17.1 mi
Mount MoriahSSE 157°708 m17.7 mi
Lindell LookoutS 186°707 m7.5 mi
Watson HillWSW 237°697 m2.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:3920:1320:56
September equinox07:0318:3719:14
December solstice07:4116:0116:46

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222330435463676559483828
Precip in4.32.53.53.83.94.65.24.34.44.74.03.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Valley, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357577946

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