Peak · New York
Settles Hill
Settles Hill rises to 276 m in New York. Petersburg Mountain stands 708 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bozen Kill Preserve, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34905415, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 276 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.73619, -74.06763
- 3.8 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 8.3 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 20.1 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lock 7 Dam · 12 mi
- Mohawk River view · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Irish Hill: 9.1 mi
- Cole Hill: 9.4 mi
- Filkins Hill: 9.4 mi
- East Hill: 9.9 mi
- Oak Hill: 10.5 mi
Parks
- Schilling Park: 2.8 mi
- Bozenkill Park: 2.8 mi
- Angel Park: 3.0 mi
- Orsini Park: 3.0 mi
- Old Atamont Orchard Field: 3.0 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Christman Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Wiggins Family Homestead Foundation: 6.4 mi
- Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 23: 7.2 mi
- Klondike Stairs: 7.7 mi
- Schenectady County Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 8.0 mi
Museums: 51
- Frederick House Historical Site: 5.7 mi
- Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center: 5.7 mi
- Thacher Park Visitor Center: 6.2 mi
- Schenectady History Museum: 8.2 mi
- Berne Museum: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 37
- Sycamore Collaborative Hulett Street Farm: 8.1 mi
- Octopus's Garden: 8.9 mi
- Octopus's Orchard: 8.9 mi
- Mrs. Perkin's Garden: 8.9 mi
- Stanley and Geraldine Levine Wildflower Garden: 9.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Bozen Kill Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Hudson and Nancy Winn Preserve: 3.7 mi
- future preserve: 4.6 mi
- Vosburgh Trails: 5.9 mi
- Schenectady County Forest Preserve: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 30
- Bozen KIll Falls: 2.3 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 2.5 mi
- Star Falls: 2.6 mi
- French Hollow Falls: 5.8 mi
- Minelot Falls: 6.4 mi
Artworks: 29
- GE Wind Turbine Blade: 7.3 mi
- Boy Scouts of America 40th Anniversary Crusade to Strengthen the Arms of Liberty Statue of Liberty: 8.2 mi
- William Seward: 8.5 mi
- Harriet Tubman: 8.5 mi
- Chester Arthur: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 29
- The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 8.3 mi
- Open Seating: 12.2 mi
- Pine Hollow Arboretum: 12.9 mi
- Tulip Festival: 16.1 mi
- Secret Caverns: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Cave Wall: 5.5 mi
- Lower Misery Wall: 5.6 mi
- Water Streak Wall: 5.6 mi
- Mahican Wall: 5.6 mi
- Fern Garden: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 5
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 5.9 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 8.3 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 15.4 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 21.9 mi
- Brown's Beach: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 17.4 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 22.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Bathtub Spring: 13.0 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Schoharie Crossing Launch: 18.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Settles Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petersburg Mountain | WSW 250° | 708 m | 20.6 mi |
| Henry Hill | SSW 207° | 659 m | 14.5 mi |
| East Hill S | SW 216° | 654 m | 17.5 mi |
| Cannady Hill | SW 224° | 645 m | 12.6 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SW 234° | 643 m | 12.6 mi |
| Armlin Hill | SW 226° | 642 m | 20.3 mi |
| Gates Hill | SW 224° | 642 m | 20.4 mi |
| Garver Hill | SSW 212° | 629 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:31 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:56 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
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 | 23 | 31 | 45 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Delanson 2NE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357588945
Day trips start here
- Schenectady · 8 mi
- Clifton Park · 16 mi
- Albany · 17 mi
- Rensselaer · 18 mi
- Watervliet · 18 mi
- Cohoes · 19 mi
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