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Wolf Pit Lake

Wolf Pit Lake from directly overhead

Wolf Pit Lake is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Tower Hill stands 126 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mattituck Creek Boat Launch and Park, a park 0.8 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 7.0 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
Donated 1967 by Mr. & Mrs. Ralph W. Tuthill and Family to the Mattituck Park District.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.00326, -72.53185

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mattituck Creek Boat Launch and Park: 0.8 mi
  • Marratooka Lake Park: 0.9 mi
  • Mill Road Preserve: 1.0 mi
  • Walter P. Sabbat Park: 1.4 mi
  • Bailie Beach Park: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
  • Veteran's Memorial Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Fisherman Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Iron Pier Beach: 4.5 mi
  • South Jamesport Park: 4.7 mi
  • Kenneys Road Beach: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 56
Museums: 53
  • Southold Indian Museum: 6.1 mi
  • Southold Historical Museum: 6.9 mi
  • Horton Point Lighthouse Nautical Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Railroad Museum of Long Island: 9.1 mi
  • Suffolk County Historical Society Museum: 9.2 mi
Peaks: 45
  • Oregon Hills: 1.5 mi
  • Mattituck Hills: 2.0 mi
  • Jacobs Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Shinnecock Hills: 8.7 mi
  • Flanders Hill: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 10
Artworks: 9
Gardens: 8
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 2
  • Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 11.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Nineveh Falls: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wolf Pit Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tower HillN126 m24.4 mi
Buell HillN119 m24.2 mi
Bushy HillN105 m24.2 mi
Roast Meat HillN103 m23.6 mi
Chestnut HillN95 m24.5 mi
Bald HillSW88 m12.6 mi
Mares HillNNE79 m23.7 mi
Spencer HillN77 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1919:4520:26
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1215:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238485867737366554536
Precip in3.63.14.24.13.53.83.14.13.84.03.54.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mattituck, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9198117991

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