Telescope Hill

Telescope Hill
Telescope Hill Fire Tower
Highest point
Elevation334 ft (102 m)
Coordinates40°50′40.9986″N 73°1′59.0016″W / 40.844721833°N 73.033056000°W / 40.844721833; -73.033056000
Geography
Telescope Hill is located in New York
Telescope Hill
Telescope Hill
Location in the state of New York
LocationTown of Brookhaven, New York, US, on border of Farmingville and Selden ZIP Codes.
Parent rangeRonkonkoma Moraine
Topo mapUSGS Brookhaven
Climbing
Easiest routeRoad

Telescope Hill, at 334 feet (102 m), is the highest point of elevation in the Town of Brookhaven, on Long Island, New York, United States. The hill is located at the end of Tower Hill Ave., on the border of the ZIP codes of the hamlets of Selden and Farmingville, and west of Bald Hill.

Notably, Telescope Hill was the site of a fire observation station operated by the New York State Conservation Commission and later the Conservation Department from 1918 to 1959.