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Scotch Hill

Scotch Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Scotch Hill rises to 238 m in New York. Equinox Mountain stands 1,169 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Museums at Penope Farm, a museum 0.4 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 9.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34904476, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
238 m
Getting there

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Coordinates43.12674, -73.39233

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Susan B. Anthony Childhood House: 1.9 mi
  • Pleasant Vale Mill: 5.8 mi
  • Rail Trestle Bridge: 6.0 mi
  • Dunbarton Flax Spinning Company: 6.3 mi
  • Schuylerville Junction Lock: 9.5 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Lake Lauderdale County Park: 3.0 mi
  • Carters Pond Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
  • The Georgi on the Battenkill Community Park & Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Cary Hill Sculpture Park: 4.3 mi
  • Salem Historic District: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 36
Attractions: 20
  • Mohawk Maiden Cruises: 9.4 mi
  • Schuylerville Corn Maize: 10.6 mi
  • Yaddo Gardens: 18.8 mi
  • Whitney Viewing Stand: 19.2 mi
  • Saratoga Race Course: Backstretch tour: 19.5 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Middle Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Dionondahowa Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Saratoga Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Hoosick Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Lye Brook Falls: 17.8 mi
Springs: 14
  • Old Red Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Hathorn Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Deer Park Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Congress Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Columbian Spring: 20.1 mi
Artworks: 9
Gardens: 8
Beaches: 6
  • Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Sandbar Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Haviland Cove Beach: 17.2 mi
  • Haviland's Cove Beach: 17.4 mi
  • Brown's Beach: 20.2 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Scotch Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Equinox MountainE 79°1,169 m14.1 mi
Lookout RockENE 78°1,116 m14.5 mi
Little EquinoxE 84°1,009 m13.5 mi
Bear MountainENE 66°1,006 m12.5 mi
Grass MountainESE 121°941 m9.9 mi
Spruce PeakESE 122°919 m10.8 mi
Red MountainE 96°865 m11.4 mi
The BallESE 114°837 m10.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:06
June solstice05:1519:5420:37
September equinox06:4118:1518:53
December solstice07:2315:3616:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432465766706861503829
Precip in2.72.43.23.43.64.54.54.23.93.93.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buskirk, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357588456

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