Nature reserve · New York
Alamar Unit
Alamar Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 283 m. Bald Hill stands 456 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is East Fishkill Rest Area, a rest area 0.8 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
Coordinates41.53483, -73.72136
- 23.0 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Rock · 27 mi
- Thurston Rock · 27 mi
- Hayes Lookout · 27 mi
- Sentinel Rock · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- East Fishkill Unit: 1.0 mi
- White Pond Unit: 1.9 mi
- Ludingtonville Unit: 2.3 mi
- North Putnam Unit: 2.3 mi
- Big Buck State Forest: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Stormville Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Money Ledge Hill: 1.8 mi
- Miller Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mount Egbert: 2.5 mi
- Hosner Mountain: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Stormville Airport Soccer Fields: 3.0 mi
- Depot Hill Multiple Use Area: 3.3 mi
- Lime Kiln Recreation Center: 4.6 mi
- Sylvan Lake Waterway Access: 5.2 mi
- Hopewell Recreation: 5.2 mi
Historic sites
- Sybil Ludington Statue: 8.0 mi
- Sgt. Mark C. Palmateer Memorial Park: 10.2 mi
- The Mt. Beacon Eight: 10.8 mi
- American revolution signal Beacon monument: 12.0 mi
- George Clinton: 12.3 mi
Artworks
- General Patton: 15.7 mi
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower: 15.7 mi
- Thayer Statue: 15.7 mi
- Washington Monument: 15.7 mi
- greek letter pi: 16.2 mi
Museums: 46
- Great Buddha Hall: 5.1 mi
- Van Wyck Homestead Museum: 8.7 mi
- Mesier Homestead and Museum: 11.0 mi
- Northrop House: 11.9 mi
- Magazzino: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 28
- Personal Gardens: 7.4 mi
- Vassar College Community Gardens: 13.4 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 13.7 mi
- Boscobel Gardens: 14.1 mi
- Haldane School Garden: 14.3 mi
Beaches: 18
- Canopus Beach: 7.0 mi
- Tonetta Lake Beach: 9.7 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 9.9 mi
- Pine Ledge: 12.1 mi
- Sherman Town Beach: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 14
- Watchtower Educational Center: 8.0 mi
- Dover Stone Church: 15.6 mi
- New Milford Tank: 16.3 mi
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 16.4 mi
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Kelly Slide: 14.4 mi
- Kaal Rock: 16.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.4 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 17.3 mi
- Pine Ledge: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Upper Falls: 9.9 mi
- Lower Falls: 10.0 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 10.9 mi
- LG waterfall: 14.6 mi
- Cascades: 15.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 0.8 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 0.9 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Princess circle picnic site: 10.4 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 20.3 mi
- Pell Hill: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dicktown: 4.9 mi
- Doodletown: 21.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 14.7 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Alamar Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | WSW 257° | 456 m | 10.4 mi |
| Lambs Hill | WSW 256° | 454 m | 11.1 mi |
| Clove Mountain | N 8° | 426 m | 10.7 mi |
| Dennis Hill | NNE 31° | 416 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Egbert | NE 36° | 405 m | 2.5 mi |
| Observatory Hill | ENE 68° | 405 m | 10.0 mi |
| Depot Hill | NE 40° | 398 m | 3.7 mi |
| East Mountain | NNE 23° | 393 m | 10.0 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 | 07:19 | 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 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stormville, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/424226490
Day trips start here
- Putnam County · 7 mi
- Cold Spring · 14 mi
- Highlands · 18 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 24 mi
- Stony Point · 25 mi
- Briarcliff Manor · 27 mi
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