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Shoemaker Hill

Shoemaker Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Shoemaker Hill rises to 425 m in New York. Rum Hill stands 641 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Plantation Island Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.4 miles away. Revolutionary Trail passes 2.1 miles off.

The story

Shoemaker Hill is a summit located in Central New York Region of New York located in the Town of German Flatts in Herkimer County, east of Mohawk.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34832345, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
425 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.99257, -74.91710

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Rotary Park: 3.9 mi
  • Tony Bagetta Mini Park: 4.0 mi
  • Skinner Park: 4.3 mi
  • Myers Park: 4.3 mi
  • Benton's Landing: 4.4 mi
Historic sites: 34
  • Fort Herkimer Waste Weir: 2.7 mi
  • Old Lock 39 Wall: 4.2 mi
  • Old Lock 38 Wall: 4.4 mi
  • Little Falls Canal Aqueduct: 4.4 mi
  • Mohawk Firemens Memorial Bell: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves: 29
Museums: 15
  • Little Falls Historical Society & Museum: 4.5 mi
  • Herkimer Diamond Mine & Museum: 9.9 mi
  • Hyde Hall Museum: 14.0 mi
  • Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park: 15.0 mi
  • Cherry Valley Historical Association: 15.9 mi
Artworks: 9
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 2
Attractions: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Hamilton Community Garden: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Shoemaker Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rum HillS 185°641 m13.2 mi
Angel HillSSW 210°636 m17.5 mi
Cape WykoffSSE 150°604 m13.5 mi
Oak MountainNNE 33°600 m17.5 mi
Shankley MountainSSE 147°599 m12.8 mi
Panther MountainSSW 195°599 m15.9 mi
Metcalf HillS 184°598 m14.6 mi
Hawk HillSW 216°593 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2120:0020:43
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2815:4216:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202230435665706860493727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Falls City Rsch, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/357589445

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