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Round Hill

Round Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Round Hill rises to 330 m in New York. South Beacon Mountain stands 491 m to the northwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Magazzino, a museum 1.2 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Putnam County, New York, United States of America (GNIS ID = 970543)

Wikidata Q34831002, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
330 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.44370, -73.89986

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Connecticut Line: 2.3 mi
  • chimney: 2.8 mi
  • Boring Mill Backshot Wheel: 3.1 mi
  • Northgate Farm: 3.2 mi
  • Northgate Farm: 3.2 mi
Parks
  • Nelsonville Park: 2.9 mi
  • Blacktop: 3.1 mi
  • McConville Park: 3.4 mi
  • Mayor's Park: 3.6 mi
  • End of Main St Park: 3.6 mi
Artworks
Cliffs: 58
  • Eagle Cliff: 7.8 mi
  • Hell Hole: 9.6 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 17.6 mi
  • Kaal Rock: 18.1 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 19.2 mi
Museums: 43
Gardens: 42
  • Boscobel Gardens: 3.0 mi
  • Haldane School Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 14.3 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Cut Garden: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 35
  • Timp-Torne Trail: 11.7 mi
  • Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 11.9 mi
  • Watchtower Educational Center: 17.2 mi
  • Van Cortlandt Manor: 17.5 mi
  • Bowling Rocks: 18.1 mi
Beaches: 15
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 11.6 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 11.7 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 20.1 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • LG waterfall: 15.9 mi
  • Upper Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Lower Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Round Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Beacon MountainNW 319°491 m3.5 mi
North Beacon MountainNW 323°465 m3.9 mi
Bald HillNNW 347°456 m4.1 mi
Lambs HillNNW 337°454 m3.8 mi
Spy RockWSW 240°441 m7.3 mi
Bull HillW 263°433 m2.9 mi
Crows NestWSW 241°429 m5.0 mi
Rattlesnake HillWSW 239°429 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2319:5220:33
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:1915:4516:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139506170757466554434
Precip in3.82.94.04.03.84.64.65.04.65.34.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W PT, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 970543 — Round Hill, Putnam County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357596457

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