Rice Hill
Rice Hill rises to 466 m in New York. Poverty Hill stands 706 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Boston Forest County Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway runs past it. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q34830035, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 466 m
How to reach it
- On the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
- 10.8 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pipeline Confluence · 6 mi
- Hamburg Clock Tower · 11 mi
- Cliff top · 15 mi
- Top of Mound · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Boston Forest County Park: 1.2 mi
- Boston Town Park: 2.1 mi
- Frances Danter Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
- Walter Kummer Park: 4.5 mi
- North Boston Stadium: 4.5 mi
- Ward Monument: 5.7 mi
- Veterans memorial: 6.8 mi
- Scranton Fire Fighter Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Incinerator Ruins: 10.4 mi
- Cabin: 13.7 mi
- Roycroft Renaissance Monument: 12.4 mi
- Bird: 17.0 mi
- Giraffe: 17.1 mi
- Start Over Again: 17.1 mi
- Griffis Family Heads: 17.5 mi
- Historical Building: 8.0 mi
- Hamburg Fairgrounds: 8.1 mi
- Firemens Building: 8.2 mi
- Graycliff: 12.1 mi
- Fisher Price Toy Store: 12.9 mi
- East Boston Hill: 3.5 mi
- East Hill: 3.6 mi
- Townsend Hill: 4.6 mi
- Blanchard Hill: 5.3 mi
- South Hill: 5.8 mi
- Kazoo Factory: 6.9 mi
- Hamburg Historical museum: 8.3 mi
- Schoolhouse #8 History Center & Museum: 8.8 mi
- Concord Mercantile/ Heritage Building: 9.6 mi
- Warner Museum: 9.6 mi
- Clear Lake Wildlife Managment Area: 6.4 mi
- Hampton Brook Woods Wildlife Management Area: 6.8 mi
- Anna Mae Bacon Bird Sanctuary: 6.9 mi
- Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Reserve: 11.0 mi
- Erie County Forest: 11.2 mi
- Aurora Community Gardens: 12.0 mi
- Trial Gardens: 18.6 mi
- Broadway Community Garden: 18.8 mi
- Inspiration Garden: 19.3 mi
- Walled Garden: 19.8 mi
- Zoar Valley Beach: 10.6 mi
- Zoar Valley Naturist Area: 14.3 mi
- Wendt Beach: 15.0 mi
- Bennett Beach: 15.2 mi
- Gallagher Beach: 15.7 mi
- Cromer's Mill: 4.5 mi
- Eternal Flame Falls: 5.3 mi
- Mattulke Falls: 8.1 mi
- Ensminger Falls: 15.6 mi
- Glen Falls: 23.4 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 15.3 mi
- Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light: 15.3 mi
- Lighthouse Point Park: 18.5 mi
- Buffalo North breakwater East end Light: 18.5 mi
- Buffalo Main Light: 18.5 mi
- Mossy Point: 14.4 mi
- old gravel pit: 24.7 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 24.8 mi
- Amanda's Place Pavilion: 15.2 mi
- Hammock Haven: 19.8 mi
- Eden Text Stop: 9.7 mi
- Melissa's Spring: 15.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rice Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty Hill | S 171° | 706 m | 22.1 mi |
| Watson Hill | S 176° | 697 m | 23.1 mi |
| Fish Hill | S 175° | 697 m | 24.3 mi |
| Bryant Hill | SSE 156° | 684 m | 24.1 mi |
| Irish Hill | SSE 162° | 683 m | 21.0 mi |
| Jackman Hill | SSE 166° | 664 m | 20.0 mi |
| Painter's Summit | S 179° | 658 m | 23.4 mi |
| Tug Hill | SE 145° | 654 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:14 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 15:59 | 16:45 |
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 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colden 1W, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 962453 — Rice Hill, Erie County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357582034
Day trips start here
- Cattaraugus · 21 mi
- Cattaraugus County · 24 mi
- Ellicottville · 25 mi
- Little Valley · 26 mi
Take the scenic way to Rice Hill.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.