Nature reserve · New York
Adams Unit
Adams Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. Mount Egbert stands 405 m to the north, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Dean Pond Unit, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 25 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
Coordinates41.45286, -73.69551
- 24.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 26.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 26.3 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Dean Pond Unit: 0.3 mi
- Little Nichols Fill Unit: 1.1 mi
- Hickory Nut Hill Unit: 1.3 mi
- Horse Pound Brook Unit: 1.7 mi
- Mount Nimham Unit: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Hill and Dale Community Park: 1.5 mi
- CornerStone Park: 2.0 mi
- Ryan's Field: 2.1 mi
- Crane Road: 2.9 mi
- Sycamore Park: 3.3 mi
Peaks
- Nimham Mount: 1.6 mi
- Little Buck Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Turkey Hill: 2.6 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 2.8 mi
- Big Buck Mountain: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
- Sybil Ludington Statue: 2.2 mi
- Old Bet Elephant Statue: 8.6 mi
- chimney: 10.5 mi
- SMASHED CHEVROLET: 11.9 mi
- The Mt. Beacon Eight: 12.4 mi
Artworks
- greek letter pi: 12.8 mi
- General Patton: 14.1 mi
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower: 14.2 mi
- Washington Monument: 14.2 mi
- Thayer Statue: 14.2 mi
Museums: 55
- Great Buddha Hall: 5.6 mi
- Schoolhouse Museum: 10.2 mi
- Hammond Museum: 10.3 mi
- Van Wyck Homestead Museum: 11.1 mi
- Magazzino: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 40
- Personal Gardens: 6.7 mi
- Garden: 11.3 mi
- Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 12.4 mi
- Garden Of Ideas: 12.6 mi
- Boscobel Gardens: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Upper Falls: 9.3 mi
- Lower Falls: 9.3 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 11.1 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 17.8 mi
- Cascades: 19.1 mi
Beaches: 13
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 4.8 mi
- Tonetta Lake Beach: 4.9 mi
- Canopus Beach: 6.8 mi
- Pine Ledge: 11.9 mi
- South Beach: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 12
- Watchtower Educational Center: 6.9 mi
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 12.2 mi
- New Milford Tank: 17.1 mi
- Bedford Village Historic District: 17.5 mi
- Weir House: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 14.5 mi
- Kelly Slide: 15.5 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 15.9 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 16.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 14.5 mi
- Princess circle picnic site: 14.6 mi
- Pell Hill: 14.8 mi
- The Meadow: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 6.6 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 6.7 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 10.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dicktown: 4.4 mi
- Doodletown: 19.1 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 16.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Adams Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Egbert | N 1° | 405 m | 7.7 mi |
| Depot Hill | N 7° | 398 m | 8.5 mi |
| Nimham Mount | WNW 291° | 388 m | 1.6 mi |
| Birch Hill | ENE 56° | 386 m | 8.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | WNW 293° | 380 m | 8.6 mi |
| Cranberry Mountain | ENE 63° | 376 m | 7.7 mi |
| Hosner Mountain | NW 324° | 366 m | 6.4 mi |
| West Mountain | NNE 20° | 360 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:44 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 35 | 47 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel 4N, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/424227614
Day trips start here
- Putnam County · 3 mi
- Cold Spring · 14 mi
- Highlands · 16 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 20 mi
- Briarcliff Manor · 22 mi
- Ossining · 22 mi
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