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Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Hill rises to 192 m in New York. Hilltop stands 862 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Jamieson Hill, a peak 2.2 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in Dutchess County, New York, United States of America (GNIS ID = 961165)

Wikidata Q34899416, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
192 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.86843, -73.75846

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Whitlock Preserve: 2.5 mi
  • Stanford Skate Park: 2.5 mi
  • Stanford Recreation Park: 2.5 mi
  • Stanford Recreation Park: 2.5 mi
  • Friends Park: 3.0 mi
Historic sites: 53
Waterfalls: 45
  • Glenerie Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Glenerie Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Glenerie Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Glenerie Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Glenerie Falls: 15.6 mi
Museums: 38
Gardens: 23
  • Innisfree Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Vanderbilt Gardens: 10.7 mi
  • Old Dutch Village Garden Club: 10.8 mi
  • The Wild Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Roosevelt Home Garden: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Frankiln Delano Roosevelt: 11.4 mi
  • Franlin Delano Roosevelt: 11.4 mi
  • Winston Chruchill: 11.4 mi
  • Mitchell Gate: 12.3 mi
  • America: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 18
  • Esopus Meadows Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Flint Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Walnut Beach: 9.9 mi
  • North Landing Beach: 10.1 mi
  • West Cove Beach: 10.2 mi
Cliffs: 18
Attractions: 12
  • wings castle: 4.5 mi
  • Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 11.1 mi
  • Hudson River Cruises: 12.0 mi
  • Dover Stone Church: 12.5 mi
  • Town Hill Farm: 17.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Stormville Rest Area: 22.2 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Prospect Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HilltopWSW 239°862 m12.9 mi
Silver MountainENE 66°427 m10.4 mi
Clove MountainSSE 165°426 m12.9 mi
Stissing MountainNNE 29°425 m7.0 mi
Tower HillSE 128°403 m8.2 mi
Winchell MountainENE 61°403 m13.0 mi
Signal RockN 10°335 m12.7 mi
Green HillN 10°335 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2119:5220:34
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2015:4316:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252836475866716962514031
Precip in3.33.13.73.53.54.13.84.64.64.23.54.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millbrook 3 W, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357578143

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