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South Hill

South Hill, seen from above at true elevation

South Hill rises to 391 m in New York. Forty Mountain stands 553 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Pen Bonc Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Central Adirondack Trail passes 3.1 miles off.

The story

South Hill is a summit located in Central New York Region of New York located in the Towns of Floyd and Western. Located in Oneida County, northwest of Holland Patent. The summit is positioned inside the South Hill State Forest. The 622-acres forest was obtained by the state of New York in the 1950s for the purpose of reforestation, wildlife management, timber production, recreation and watershed protection.

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Wikidata Q34834005, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
391 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.28146, -75.29489

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 48
Museums: 16
Artworks: 10
Attractions: 3
  • Utica Tower: 12.0 mi
  • Little Village Park Band Stand: 14.2 mi
  • Clinton Cider Mill: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Hamilton Community Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Root Glen: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Verona Beach: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of South Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Forty MountainENE 57°553 m17.8 mi
Penn MountainNNE 15°551 m7.0 mi
Stone Dam MountainNE 39°549 m19.0 mi
Starr HillNNE 28°545 m5.0 mi
Finn HillNE 36°545 m17.6 mi
Bowen HillN 9°538 m6.0 mi
Meyers HillNE 36°536 m16.7 mi
Oakes HillN 1°514 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:14
June solstice05:2220:0220:46
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:3115:4216:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222332455765706961503928
Precip in2.52.43.43.74.54.24.23.64.04.73.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rome Griffiss Airfield, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357590215

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