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Turkey Hill

Turkey Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Turkey Hill rises to 275 m in New York. Bald Hill stands 456 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Crane Road, a park 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 23 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Putnam County, New York, United States of America.

Wikidata Q34814703, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
275 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.42426, -73.72958

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Crane Road: 0.6 mi
  • Sycamore Park: 0.8 mi
  • CornerStone Park: 2.6 mi
  • Lake Casse Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Camarda Park: 2.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 56
  • Sybil Ludington Statue: 2.6 mi
  • Old Bet Elephant Statue: 7.0 mi
  • chimney: 8.3 mi
  • SMASHED CHEVROLET: 9.3 mi
  • Quarry: 10.4 mi
Artworks
Museums: 53
Gardens: 34
  • Personal Gardens: 9.3 mi
  • Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 10.2 mi
  • Boscobel Gardens: 10.9 mi
  • Haldane School Garden: 11.6 mi
  • Formal Garden: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Watchtower Educational Center: 9.4 mi
  • Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 13.2 mi
  • Timp-Torne Trail: 15.7 mi
  • Bedford Village Historic District: 15.9 mi
  • Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 16.2 mi
Beaches: 13
  • Mahopac Hills Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Canopus Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 13
Waterfalls: 9
  • Upper Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Lower Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 8.4 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 8.6 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 11.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 24.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 16.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Turkey Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald HillWNW456 m11.1 mi
Mount EgbertN405 m9.9 mi
Depot HillNNE398 m10.8 mi
Nimham MountN388 m2.6 mi
Round MountainNW380 m8.1 mi
Cranberry MountainENE376 m10.2 mi
Hosner MountainNNW366 m7.4 mi
California HillWNW359 m2.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2219:5120:33
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:1915:4516:29

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357593587

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