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Stony Hill

Stony Hill, a peak in New York
Stony Hill, a peak in New YorkNOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Stony Hill, a peak in New York
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Stony Hill, a peak in New York
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain

Stony Hill rises to 163 m in New York. Kate Hill stands 726 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildlife Garden, a garden 1.3 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 14 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in the United States of America.

Wikidata Q34930972, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
163 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.59341, -73.90485

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Charley Houghtaling Park: 1.3 mi
  • Elm Avenue Town Park: 3.1 mi
  • Volunteer Fire-EMS Services Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
  • Stephen P. Wallace Park: 3.4 mi
  • Captain Joseph Hilton Town Park: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 53
Museums: 49
Gardens: 35
  • Wildlife Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Water Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 3.8 mi
  • Friendship Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Class of 1969 Medicinal Garden: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 33
Artworks: 28
  • bridge pylons mural: 3.5 mi
  • Unity 1970: 7.7 mi
  • Labyrinth: 8.3 mi
  • Triangles and Arches: 8.3 mi
  • Verge: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 24
  • Open Seating: 2.1 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 3.8 mi
  • Tulip Festival: 8.0 mi
  • New York State Museum Carousel: 8.2 mi
  • New York State Executive Mansion Tour: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 5.9 mi
  • Leaning Tower: 7.5 mi
  • Fern Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Mahican Wall: 7.6 mi
  • Water Streak Wall: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 6
Springs: 3
  • Bathtub Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 6.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 12.7 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 20.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Stony Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kate HillSW726 m22.1 mi
Henry HillWSW659 m15.2 mi
East Hill SWSW654 m19.1 mi
Cannady HillW645 m17.1 mi
Cotton HillW643 m18.6 mi
Garver HillWSW629 m17.1 mi
Scott Patent HillWSW629 m20.1 mi
Cheese HillWSW610 m17.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:1919:5520:38
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2315:4016:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455665696860493829
Precip in2.62.23.33.63.34.33.94.43.94.62.93.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alcove DAM, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357591483

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