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Hillcrest rests in a valley cradled by the rolling Allegany highlands, where the land swells and recedes like a slumbering giant. It lies 38.4 miles south-east of Orchard Park, NY (from Orchard Park, NY: bearing 134°T), and is situated 2.7 miles west of Caneadea. The air here, particularly in the long, cool evenings of late summer, carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a clean, wild perfume. Farm fields, etched with the patient lines of cultivation, spread across the lower slopes, their greens and golds softening as they meet the denser, shadowed woods of oak and maple that climb higher. Brothers Creek, a ribbon of cool, clear water, meanders through the heart of the valley, its surface catching the sky's changing moods, from the sharp blue of midday to the bruised purples and oranges of twilight. The houses of Hillcrest are scattered with a kind of quiet intention, their roofs a patchwork of weathered shingles and newer metal, each seeming to acknowledge the surrounding immensity of nature. The story of Hillcrest is written in the slow turn of seasons and the enduring spirit of its people, a legacy rooted in the land's bounty. Once a place where logging teams carved their livelihoods from the dense forests, its economy has since shifted, finding new rhythms in agriculture and small-scale manufacturing. The gentle hum of tractors on distant fields is a familiar soundtrack, punctuated by the occasional rumble of a truck heading towards larger markets. While no grand monuments mark its past, the very architecture of the older barns and the sturdy, unpretentious homes whisper of generations who worked this soil, their lives interwoven with the cycles of planting and harvest. The local grange hall, a simple, clapboard building, still serves as a gathering place, a testament to the enduring bonds of community forged in shared labor and simple fellowship.
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| Location | Hillcrest, Allegany County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.379232°N, 78.20529°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14717, 10977 |
| Area Code | 607, 914 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hillcrest, New York, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Hillcrest includes coordinates 42.379232°N, 78.205290°W, situated in Allegany County. ZIP code 14717, 10977. Telephone area code: 607, 914. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.