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Wards Hill

Wards Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Wards Hill rises to 562 m in New York. Gomer Hill stands 643 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lot 38 Forest Preserve Detached Parcel, a nature reserve 3.5 miles away. Black River Trail passes 16 miles off. 145 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q34818774, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
562 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.61701, -75.70213

145 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 35
  • Lot 38 Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 3.5 mi
  • Lot 50 Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 4.3 mi
  • Lot 69 Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 4.8 mi
  • Lot 74 Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 6.4 mi
  • Lot 98 Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 7.2 mi
Peaks: 35
Parks: 34
  • Martinsburg Town Park: 14.4 mi
  • Whitaker Falls Park: 15.1 mi
  • Town of Leyden Recreation Park: 15.8 mi
  • Canal Basin Park: 17.0 mi
  • Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center: 17.5 mi
Historic sites: 24
Museums: 8
  • Oneida County Fair Museum: 20.2 mi
  • Fynmore Studios: 20.6 mi
  • Hemlock Mercantile: 21.0 mi
  • Replica of Full Size Canal Boat: 21.0 mi
  • Warehouse: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Artworks: 3
  • St Mary's Statue: 14.2 mi
  • Boonville Oneida County Fair Wall: 20.1 mi
  • Boonville Mural: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Little Village Park Band Stand: 20.5 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gomer HillENE643 m11.1 mi
Tug HillE585 m11.9 mi
Jackson HillSE512 m21.6 mi
Webster HillSE488 m20.0 mi
Clark HillSE483 m24.5 mi
Castor HillWNW452 m7.4 mi
Finn HillSSE427 m13.8 mi
Buck HillSE426 m24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3719:15
June solstice05:2220:0520:48
September equinox06:5118:2419:02
December solstice07:3415:4316:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141625395261656456453322
Precip in5.03.63.64.24.74.94.54.55.26.05.15.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highmarket 2W, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357594964

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