| Bald Hill | |
|---|---|
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Bald_Hill_Veterans_Memorial_Hill.jpg) The Vietnam Veterans Memorial atop Bald Hill. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 331 ft (101 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°50′37.8924″N 73°1′17.8212″W / 40.843859000°N 73.021617000°W |
| Geography | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:USA_New_York_relief_location_map.svg)  Bald Hill Location in the state of New York | |
| Location | Farmingville, New York, United States |
| Parent range | Ronkonkoma Moraine |
| Topo map | USGS Brookhaven |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Road |
Bald Hill, located in the hamlet of Farmingville, New York, part of the Town of Brookhaven, is one of the highest areas of elevation on Long Island. The highest elevation in the Bald Hill area is 331 feet (101 m). Though local residents often claim it to be the highest point on Long Island,[1][2][3][4][5] that honor actually belongs to Jayne's Hill in the Town of Huntington at 401 feet (122 m). Also, nearby Telescope Hill, about 0.8 miles (1.3 km) WSW, is slightly higher at 334 feet (102 m). Bald Hill in Brookhaven should also not be confused with Bald Hill in Riverhead.
- ^ "Island News Notes". Suffolk County News. August 28, 1903.("Government surveyors, who have been mapping the central part of Long Island, state that the highest point on the island is in Bald Hills, north of Patchogue")
- ^ "Holtsville Site The Better One". Suffolk County News. March 7, 1913.("The Bald Hills near Holtsville are the highest land in Suffolk County")
- ^ Gupte, Pranay (February 8, 1975). "L.I. Ski Resort Draws 5,000 Each Week". The New York Times. ("Mr. Venezio insists that the Bald Hill Ski Bowl is situated on the highest spot on Long Island, although there is some dispute about this from people who live in Southampton.")
- ^ "WLIW, David Overton, Brookhaven Town Historian on Farmingville, November 12, 1993". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ Fischler, Marcelle S. (June 2, 2002). "2 Guys Building an Entertainment Empire". The New York Times. Retrieved August 19, 2009.("Mr. Caracciolo said. Because this is the highest point on Long Island, you don't have mosquitoes.")