Peak · New York
Watermelon Hill
Watermelon Hill rises to 290 m in New York. Nimham Mount stands 388 m to the north, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mahopac Chamber of Commerce Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 19 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34818956, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 290 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.36509, -73.72069
- 19.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 20.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 26.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Mahopac Chamber of Commerce Park: 0.9 mi
- Lake Casse Beach: 1.8 mi
- Baldwin Meadows Park: 2.4 mi
- Mahopac Airport Park: 2.6 mi
- Firemans Field: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Senior Hill: 1.2 mi
- Round Top: 2.3 mi
- Hitchcock Hill: 3.4 mi
- Mount Zion: 4.1 mi
- Turkey Hill: 4.1 mi
Historic sites
- Old Bet Elephant Statue: 3.1 mi
- Sybil Ludington Statue: 4.6 mi
- SMASHED CHEVROLET: 6.6 mi
- The Pines Bridge Monument: 7.2 mi
- Quarry: 7.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Rhinoceros Creek: 3.2 mi
- Carver Hill Unit: 3.5 mi
- Long Pond Unit: 3.6 mi
- Dixon Unit: 4.3 mi
- Purdys Ridge Preserve: 4.5 mi
Museums
- Schoolhouse Museum: 6.3 mi
- Katonah Museum of Art: 7.5 mi
- Hammond Museum: 7.6 mi
- Great Buddha Hall: 9.1 mi
- Trailside Nature Museum: 10.1 mi
Artworks
- Annunaki: 10.7 mi
- General Patton: 12.3 mi
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower: 12.4 mi
- Arc: 12.4 mi
- Washington Monument: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 54
- Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Garden: 6.3 mi
- Formal Garden: 8.5 mi
- Potting Garden: 8.5 mi
- Wildflower Garden Enclosure: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 18
- Watchtower Educational Center: 11.8 mi
- Bedford Village Historic District: 11.9 mi
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 12.5 mi
- Timp-Torne Trail: 14.0 mi
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 14.5 mi
Beaches: 16
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 2.3 mi
- Tonetta Lake Beach: 6.8 mi
- Canopus Beach: 9.1 mi
- Mamanasco Beach: 10.6 mi
- Twixt Hills Beach: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Upper Falls: 13.9 mi
- Lower Falls: 13.9 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 16.0 mi
- Sheep Falls: 16.3 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Indian Rock Shelter: 11.4 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 11.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 11.8 mi
- Hell Hole: 14.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 10.1 mi
- Pell Hill: 10.4 mi
- Princess circle picnic site: 18.5 mi
- The Meadow: 18.9 mi
- Cedar Grove: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Danbury Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 21.0 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dicktown: 8.2 mi
- Doodletown: 15.3 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 13.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Watermelon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nimham Mount | N 358° | 388 m | 6.7 mi |
| California Hill | NNW 330° | 359 m | 5.8 mi |
| Big Buck Mountain | N 1° | 340 m | 9.0 mi |
| Money Ledge Hill | N 358° | 338 m | 10.0 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WNW 292° | 335 m | 5.7 mi |
| Dick Hill | NNW 335° | 334 m | 7.4 mi |
| Moose Hill | NW 322° | 330 m | 5.3 mi |
| Kiah Hill | WNW 301° | 315 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:45 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shrub OAK, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 968904 — Watermelon Hill, Putnam County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357595262
Day trips start here
- Putnam County · 5 mi
- Cold Spring · 13 mi
- Highlands · 13 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 14 mi
- Briarcliff Manor · 16 mi
- Ossining · 16 mi
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