Safford Hill
Safford Hill rises to 685 m in New York. Huntersfield Mountain stands 1,043 m to the south-southeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Leonard Hill, a peak 2.1 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
The story
Safford Hill is a mountain in Schoharie County, New York. It is located east of North Blenheim. Brown Mountain is located southwest and Leonard Hill is located southeast of Safford Hill.
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Wikidata Q34831882, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 685 m
How to reach it
- 19.7 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 29.9 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Leonard Hill: 2.1 mi
- Brown Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Hubbard Hill: 2.5 mi
- Gates Hill: 4.1 mi
- Armlin Hill: 4.4 mi
- Stone Store State Forest: 4.3 mi
- Bull Hill South Unit: 4.6 mi
- Caulkins Road Unit: 4.8 mi
- Robinson Road Unit: 5.4 mi
- Blenheim Hill State Forest: 5.9 mi
- Mine Kill State Park: 4.7 mi
- Max V. Shaul State Park: 5.4 mi
- Long Path Park: 9.1 mi
- Village Green at Jefferson: 11.8 mi
- Ashland Park: 11.8 mi
- Creamery Falls: 4.0 mi
- Boucks Falls: 5.3 mi
- Mine Kill Falls: 5.4 mi
- Manor Kill Falls: 6.7 mi
- Hardenburg Falls: 9.8 mi
- Memorial Park: 9.0 mi
- Susquehanna Turnpike: 11.5 mi
- Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque: 12.0 mi
- Huyck Felt Mill Ruins: 12.6 mi
- Baptist Church: 12.8 mi
- New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 4.4 mi
- Lansing Manor House: 4.5 mi
- Gilboa Museum: 6.0 mi
- The Dr. Best House & Medical Museum: 9.0 mi
- Pratt Museum: 11.1 mi
- Vromans Nose: 8.3 mi
- The Cliff: 9.8 mi
- Pratt Rocks: 11.1 mi
- Leaning Tower: 22.6 mi
- Fern Garden: 22.7 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 3.0 mi
- Pratt Rock: 11.3 mi
- Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park: 14.2 mi
- Howe Caverns: 15.6 mi
- Howe Caverns: 15.6 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 12.4 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 21.4 mi
- Belleayre Beach: 24.2 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 15.7 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 22.2 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 22.5 mi
- Veterans Garden: 17.4 mi
- Landis Arboretum: 22.3 mi
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- East Worcester Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Safford Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntersfield Mountain | SSE 167° | 1,043 m | 8.2 mi |
| Moresville Range HP | SW 234° | 991 m | 11.5 mi |
| Richmond Mountain | SE 142° | 980 m | 9.1 mi |
| Utsayantha Mountain | WSW 245° | 978 m | 11.7 mi |
| McGregor Mountain | WSW 241° | 973 m | 11.5 mi |
| Irish Mountain | SW 218° | 934 m | 11.9 mi |
| Ashland Pinnacle | SSE 156° | 933 m | 8.6 mi |
| Richtmyer Peak | SE 137° | 910 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:56 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583454
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