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Willse Hill

Willse Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Willse Hill rises to 507 m in New York. Pine Mountain stands 698 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Otsquago State Forest, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q34821235, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
507 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.88563, -74.79709

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Nature reserves: 22
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 15
  • Cherry Valley Historical Association: 6.5 mi
  • Hyde Hall Museum: 7.5 mi
  • Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park: 9.2 mi
  • Sharon Historical Society Museum: 11.0 mi
  • Little Falls Historical Society & Museum: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 5
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 17.9 mi
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 19.9 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 20.6 mi
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Artworks: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Willse Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainSSE698 m17.7 mi
Algerine HillSSE684 m17.6 mi
Cornish HillSSW680 m16.7 mi
Stone Quarry HillSSE669 m18.4 mi
Elliot HillSSE660 m15.5 mi
Rum HillSW641 m9.2 mi
Darling HillS640 m16.4 mi
Angel HillWSW636 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:12
June solstice05:2119:5920:42
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2815:4216:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331445664686660483727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cherry Valley 2 NNE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 971388 — Willse Hill, Herkimer County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357597461

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