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Townsend Hill

Townsend Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Townsend Hill rises to 533 m in New York. McCarty Hill stands 710 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is South Hill, a peak 3.4 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34813925, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
533 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.56701, -78.72114

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Frances Danter Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
  • Eaton Park: 4.7 mi
  • Fiddler's Green Park: 4.8 mi
  • Heritage Park: 4.8 mi
  • Fireman's Park: 4.9 mi
Historic sites
Peaks: 45
Artworks: 30
  • Bird: 12.6 mi
  • Giraffe: 12.7 mi
  • Griffis Family Heads: 13.1 mi
  • Bust: 13.2 mi
  • Reclining women: 13.2 mi
Museums: 28
  • Concord Mercantile/ Heritage Building: 5.0 mi
  • Warner Museum: 5.0 mi
  • Kazoo Factory: 10.7 mi
  • Schoolhouse #8 History Center & Museum: 11.1 mi
  • Hamburg Historical museum: 12.9 mi
Nature reserves: 24
Attractions: 22
  • Boundary: 9.7 mi
  • Griffis Sculpture Park: Rohr Hill site: 12.6 mi
  • Historical Building: 12.6 mi
  • Hamburg Fairgrounds: 12.7 mi
  • Firemens Building: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 8
Gardens: 6
Waterfalls: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Hammock Haven: 18.7 mi
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 19.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Melissa's Spring: 13.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McCarty HillS 176°710 m21.7 mi
Poverty HillS 176°706 m17.9 mi
Watson HillS 182°697 m19.1 mi
Fish HillS 180°697 m20.2 mi
Laidlaw HillSSE 151°697 m23.2 mi
Pierce HillSSE 149°691 m24.2 mi
Bryant HillSSE 157°684 m19.5 mi
Irish HillSSE 165°683 m16.5 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 50–80 °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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 967723 — Townsend Hill, Erie County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357593283

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