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South Hill

South Hill, seen from above at true elevation

South Hill rises to 540 m in New York. McCarty Hill stands 710 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Blanchard Hill, a peak 3.3 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Erie County, New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34833972, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
540 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.59089, -78.66336

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Walter Kummer Park: 3.6 mi
  • Erie County Forest: 5.4 mi
  • Heritage Park: 5.5 mi
  • Fiddler's Green Park: 5.6 mi
  • Eaton Park: 5.6 mi
Historic sites
Peaks: 45
Artworks: 32
  • Roycroft Renaissance Monument: 12.4 mi
  • Bird: 14.1 mi
  • Giraffe: 14.2 mi
  • Griffis Family Heads: 14.8 mi
  • Reclining women: 14.8 mi
Museums: 28
  • Concord Mercantile/ Heritage Building: 5.6 mi
  • Warner Museum: 5.7 mi
  • Elbert Hubbard Roycroft Museum and ScheideMantel House: 12.3 mi
  • Roycroft Campus: 12.4 mi
  • Millard Fillmore House: 12.5 mi
Nature reserves: 23
Attractions: 22
  • Boundary: 11.7 mi
  • Historical Building: 12.7 mi
  • Hamburg Fairgrounds: 12.7 mi
  • Arcade and Attica Railroad Depot: 12.8 mi
  • Firemens Building: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Zoar Valley Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Zoar Valley Naturist Area: 15.7 mi
  • Gallagher Beach: 20.0 mi
  • Wendt Beach: 20.7 mi
  • Bennett Beach: 20.9 mi
Gardens: 7
Waterfalls: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Hammock Haven: 15.4 mi
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Melissa's Spring: 16.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McCarty HillS 184°710 m23.3 mi
Poverty HillS 185°706 m19.6 mi
Watson HillS 190°697 m21.0 mi
Fish HillS 188°697 m22.0 mi
Laidlaw HillSSE 160°697 m23.4 mi
Pierce HillSSE 157°691 m24.4 mi
Bryant HillSSE 167°684 m20.1 mi
Irish HillS 176°683 m17.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:3820:1420:57
September equinox07:0318:3719:14
December solstice07:4215:5916:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232331435564686761493829
Precip in4.83.93.74.54.14.54.44.04.65.44.84.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colden 1W, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 970628 — South Hill, Erie County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357596606

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