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Waldo Hill

Waldo Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Waldo Hill rises to 292 m in New York. Preston Hill stands 442 m to the northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Friends of Great Swamp, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34818472, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
292 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.62704, -73.59540

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Friends of Great Swamp: 1.4 mi
  • West Mountain State Forest: 1.7 mi
  • Pawling Nature Reserve: 2.1 mi
  • Pawling Nature Reserve: 2.3 mi
  • Leather Hill Preserve: 2.6 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Town of Dover: 2.6 mi
  • Edward R Murrow Park: 4.2 mi
  • Towne Center Park: 4.9 mi
  • Tymor Park: 5.7 mi
  • Depot Hill Multiple Use Area: 5.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Charcoal Hearth: 5.6 mi
  • Lois Batchelder: 5.8 mi
  • Jim Hulton: 6.8 mi
  • Mill Ruins: 12.8 mi
  • Sybil Ludington Statue: 14.7 mi
Museums: 39
Beaches: 21
Gardens: 21
Waterfalls: 16
  • Cascades: 6.4 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Lower Falls: 8.9 mi
  • New Preston Falls: 12.8 mi
Artworks: 15
  • greek letter pi: 16.4 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 17.2 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 17.4 mi
  • Dutchess County Map: 18.5 mi
  • Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 13
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 3
  • Stormville Rest Area: 8.6 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 8.6 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Waldo Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Preston HillNE 35°442 m7.0 mi
North Preston HillNNE 33°441 m7.7 mi
Clove MountainNW 310°426 m6.6 mi
Chapel Pond HillNE 38°426 m7.8 mi
Dennis HillNW 321°416 m2.5 mi
East MountainNNE 26°406 m7.5 mi
Observatory HillSE 134°405 m3.9 mi
Mount EgbertSW 229°405 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2119:5120:33
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1915:4316:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938506067737264534132
Precip in3.73.44.03.83.64.54.43.85.14.73.94.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stormville, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357594701

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