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Signal Hill

Signal Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Signal Hill rises to 90 m in New York. Canoe Hill stands 140 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Caledonia Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 22 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34832532, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
90 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.81649, -73.36929

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
  • Old Field Preserve: 2.2 mi
  • Paumanok Wetlands Preserve: 3.2 mi
  • West Hills Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
  • Froehlich Farms Nature Preserve: 3.9 mi
  • West Rogues Wetlands: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Organic Demonstration Site #1: 3.9 mi
  • Carlls River Botanical Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Garden of Normandie North: 4.5 mi
  • Garden of Normandie: 4.5 mi
  • Garden of Normandie East: 4.5 mi
Artworks
Museums
  • The Arsenal: 4.6 mi
  • Heckscher Museum of Art: 4.9 mi
  • Museum of American Armor: 4.9 mi
  • Old Bethpage Village Restoration: 5.0 mi
  • Old Bethpage Village Restoration Visitor Center: 5.0 mi
Beaches
Peaks: 45
Attractions: 33
Picnic sites: 27
  • Picnic Area C: 6.0 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 6.0 mi
  • Wolf 4: 7.8 mi
  • Wolf 5: 7.8 mi
  • Wolf 3: 7.8 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 2.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 21.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Signal Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Canoe HillNNW 347°140 m24.8 mi
Jayne's HillW 268°122 m2.9 mi
West HillsW 270°106 m3.3 mi
Harbor HillW 265°106 m14.2 mi
Belden HillN 352°105 m24.8 mi
Talmadge HillNNW 343°102 m22.0 mi
Clapboard HillNNW 347°102 m23.3 mi
Webbs HillNNW 333°101 m23.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2319:4820:29
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1515:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339506069757367564637
Precip in3.73.14.24.13.94.33.84.34.74.33.54.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 965221 — Signal Hill, Suffolk County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357589545

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