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Watch Hill

Watch Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Watch Hill rises to 122 m in New York. South Beacon Mountain stands 491 m to the southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Doug Phillips Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34818893, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
122 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.55093, -73.87736

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Artworks
Museums: 39
  • Van Wyck Homestead Museum: 2.0 mi
  • Mesier Homestead and Museum: 3.9 mi
  • Great Buddha Hall: 6.3 mi
  • Dia:Beacon: 6.5 mi
  • Magazzino: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 34
Beaches: 24
  • Canopus Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Berean Park Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Mahopac Hills Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 16.4 mi
  • East Cove Beach: 19.2 mi
Gardens: 21
Attractions: 15
  • Watchtower Educational Center: 16.0 mi
  • Ulster County Fair: 17.4 mi
  • Huguenot Street Historic District: 17.6 mi
  • Historic Huguenot District: 17.6 mi
  • Timp-Torne Trail: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • LG waterfall: 8.9 mi
  • Upper Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Lower Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Cascades: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Stormville Rest Area: 8.0 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 8.0 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 21.6 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Watch Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Beacon MountainSW 216°491 m5.9 mi
North Beacon MountainSW 219°465 m5.6 mi
Bald HillSSW 211°456 m4.0 mi
Lambs HillSW 214°454 m4.7 mi
Bull HillSSW 208°433 m8.8 mi
Crows NestSSW 209°429 m11.3 mi
Butter HillSW 217°420 m10.7 mi
Hill of PinesSSW 214°419 m12.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2219:5220:34
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2015:4516:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938496068747264524232
Precip in2.82.23.13.63.53.93.84.34.33.73.33.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Poughkeepsie AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357595207

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