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Turk Hill

Turk Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Turk Hill rises to 182 m in New York. Nimham Mount stands 388 m to the northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Wells Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 19 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34814636, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
182 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.38454, -73.61179

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wells Park: 0.9 mi
  • John E. Markel Park: 1.1 mi
  • John E. Markel Park: 1.2 mi
  • Joe Bohrdrum Field Park: 3.9 mi
  • Camarda Park: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
Artworks
  • greek letter pi: 8.5 mi
  • Annunaki: 9.2 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 10.0 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 10.3 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 15.5 mi
Gardens: 49
  • Garden Of Ideas: 6.2 mi
  • Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Personal Gardens: 8.3 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 8.3 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 8.3 mi
Beaches: 31
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Mahopac Hills Beach: 6.8 mi
  • South Beach: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 22
Waterfalls: 15
  • Upper Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Lower Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 8
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 8.7 mi
  • Pell Hill: 9.0 mi
  • The Meadow: 18.2 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 19.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Danbury Rest Area: 4.8 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 12.6 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 12.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 19.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 10.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Lighthouses: 1
  • Peck Ledge Light: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Turk Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nimham MountNW 312°388 m7.9 mi
Birch HillNNE 17°386 m9.9 mi
Cranberry MountainNNE 17°376 m8.6 mi
California HillWNW 293°359 m9.3 mi
Beaver Bog MountainNNE 32°358 m9.3 mi
Big Buck MountainNW 325°340 m9.4 mi
Moose HillWNW 288°330 m9.4 mi
Bare HillNNW 343°314 m8.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2219:5020:32
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:1815:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835475765706861504031
Precip in3.93.04.13.64.14.64.24.94.94.23.95.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel 4N, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357593579

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