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Watson Hill

Watson Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Watson Hill rises to 697 m in New York. Shutts Hill stands 733 m to the southwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Painter's Summit, a peak 1.3 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34819043, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
697 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.29145, -78.73475

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Conewango Creek Waterway Access: 9.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 9.1 mi
  • Cattaraugus Creek Waterway Access: 12.1 mi
  • Scoby Dam Park: 13.3 mi
  • Weeden Park: 14.7 mi
Historic sites: 25
Artworks: 18
  • The Bathers: 5.9 mi
  • Mosquito: 6.0 mi
  • Reclining amazon: 6.1 mi
  • Amazon: 6.1 mi
  • Yoga amazon: 6.1 mi
Museums: 9
Attractions: 5
  • Cattaraugus County Fair: 4.4 mi
  • Griffis Sculpture Park: Mill Valley Road site: 6.0 mi
  • Griffis Sculpture Park: Rohr Hill site: 7.1 mi
  • Boundary: 9.4 mi
  • Arcade and Attica Railroad Depot: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Zoar Valley Beach: 12.5 mi
  • Zoar Valley Naturist Area: 13.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Melissa's Spring: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Watson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shutts HillSW 221°733 m7.2 mi
McCarty HillSE 141°710 m3.3 mi
Parker HillSW 216°708 m11.2 mi
Chapell HillSE 124°708 m13.2 mi
Mount IrvineSSE 168°708 m16.2 mi
Mount MoriahSSE 149°708 m17.5 mi
Lindell LookoutS 170°707 m6.3 mi
Poverty HillENE 57°706 m2.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:3920:1320:56
September equinox07:0318:3719:14
December solstice07:4116:0116:46

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222330435463676559483828
Precip in4.32.53.53.83.94.65.24.34.44.74.03.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Valley, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357595326

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