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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 . Though local residents often claim it to be the highest point on Long Island,〔("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")〕〔("The Bald Hills near Holtsville are the highest land in Suffolk County")〕〔 ("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. )〕〔("Mr. Caracciolo said. ''Because this is the highest point on Long Island, you don't have mosquitoes.''")〕 that honor actually belongs to Jayne's Hill in the Town of Huntington at . Also, nearby Telescope Hill, about WSW, is slightly higher at . Bald Hill in Brookhaven should also not be confused with Bald Hill in Riverhead. == History == The Bald Hill area is part of the Ronkonkoma Moraine, which runs east to west along the center of the Town of Brookhaven, and marks where the glacier which formed Long Island stopped its advance.〔(Town of Brookhaven, Geography of the Town of Brookhaven )〕 When first settled in the late 18th century, the area was called "Bald Hills."〔 While the elevation and views are impressive for Long Island, George Washington found the hills to be merely "trifling" when he passed through in April 1790.〔The Diary of George Washington from 1789 to 1791, at p.124 (Richmond, Historical Society Press, 1861)("()he road across from the So. to the No. side is level, except for a small part So. of Koram, but the hills there are trifling.")〕 In 1897, the cross-Island Bicycle Path was opened and passed through the Bald Hill area. In 1970-71, Patchogue-Mt. Sinai Road (County Route 83) was built through the Bald Hill area. Two overlooks were constructed in a widened median area with automobile access, and stone markers were placed for "Danger Hill" and "Breakneck Hill", the names given to the two hills by early settlers. A Vietnam Veterans memorial was opened on the southern lookout side in 1991 (elevation 321 feet).〔(Bald Hill, Seldenhistory.org )〕〔Spinzia, Raymond Edward et al. ''Long Island: A Guide to New York's Suffolk and Nassau Counties'', Hippocrene Books, 3rd Ed. 2008, p. 24.〕 The Brookhaven Town Hall and Sachem East High School are on the east side of the hill. The Glacier Ridge Preserve to the north of the structures has a network of of cross country bicycle trails.〔http://www.singletracks.com/bike-trails/glacial-ridge-preserve.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bald Hill (Farmingville, New York)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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