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Old Raven Rocks

Old Raven Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Old Raven Rocks is a cliff in New York, at a recorded elevation of 179 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the north-northeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Rock Shelter, a cliff 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 8.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
179 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.23954, -73.56940

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Pell Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Fox Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Becks Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Indian Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Mount Aspetong: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Sach's Park: 1.6 mi
  • St John's Park: 2.4 mi
  • South Salem Presbyterian Church grounds: 2.5 mi
  • South Salem Fire Department Grounds: 2.5 mi
  • Town House yard: 2.6 mi
Gardens
Museums
Historic sites
Beaches
Artworks: 41
  • Annunaki: 1.1 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 12.2 mi
  • Samford Sign: 13.0 mi
  • Dancing Girl: 13.0 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 20
Waterfalls: 16
  • Sheep Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Cascade: 6.4 mi
  • Farms Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Cascade: 8.5 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pell Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 1.7 mi
  • The Meadow: 8.0 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 17.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 17.6 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 9.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 9.5 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 10.6 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 22.6 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 3.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Old Raven Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNNE 29°304 m8.8 mi
Bailey MountainN 11°299.314 m5.1 mi
Barlow MountainNNE 32°290 m7.0 mi
West MountainNNE 26°285 m5.0 mi
Ned MountainNNE 19°284 m7.9 mi
Seth Low MountainNNE 25°283 m6.9 mi
Titicus MountainN 4°281 m5.7 mi
Wooster MountainNNE 33°275 m8.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2219:5020:31
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1715:4516:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516169757366554435
Precip in4.33.14.74.44.14.93.83.85.24.64.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stamford 5 N, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357581699

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