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Swift Hill

Swift Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Swift Hill rises to 612 m in New York. Jordan Hill stands 708 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Swift Hill State Forest, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34810906, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
612 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.46395, -78.23723

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 38
Nature reserves: 30
Artworks: 14
  • Mary Jemison: 13.0 mi
  • Giraffe: 23.2 mi
  • Bird: 23.3 mi
  • The Maze: 23.8 mi
  • Reclining women: 23.8 mi
Historic sites: 10
Attractions: 8
  • hidden waterfall: 9.7 mi
  • Arcade and Attica Railroad Depot: 10.7 mi
  • Genesee Falls Balloon: 12.1 mi
  • Balloons Over Letchworth Launch: 12.7 mi
  • Hidden Valley Animal Adventure: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Upper Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Middle Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Lower Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Warsaw Waterfall: 19.1 mi
  • Keshequa Creek Falls: 24.1 mi
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Parade Grounds Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Hammock Haven: 16.3 mi
  • St Helena Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Swift Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jordan HillS 173°708 m24.0 mi
Chapell HillSW 217°708 m24.1 mi
Bliven HillSE 141°702 m23.0 mi
Laidlaw HillSW 226°697 m18.9 mi
Johnson HillS 173°697 m24.6 mi
Oak HillSE 143°696 m22.5 mi
Pierce HillSW 222°691 m18.3 mi
Beebe HillS 180°685 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4819:25
June solstice05:3720:1220:54
September equinox07:0118:3519:12
December solstice07:4015:5816:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222331435564686660493829
Precip in3.32.53.03.53.84.14.64.04.34.33.73.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklinville, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 966934 — Swift Hill, Allegany County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357592084

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