Nature reserve · New York
Bayville Preserve
Bayville Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Jonathan S. Ryan, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1998
How to reach it
Coordinates40.90360, -73.54687
- 11.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 14.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 19.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Jonathan S. Ryan: 0.1 mi
- Bayville Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Bayville "Oak Neck": 0.3 mi
- 1958 United States Post Office: 0.3 mi
- Tess Mikayla Riso: 0.5 mi
Gardens
- Bayville Community Garden: 0.1 mi
- Pine Lane Association Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- The Village Church Prayer Garden: 0.8 mi
- Brooke Jackman Memorial Reading Garden: 2.2 mi
- Secret Wall Garden: 2.2 mi
Beaches
- West Harbor Beach: 0.2 mi
- Ferry Beach: 0.4 mi
- Soundside Beach: 0.5 mi
- Centre Island Beach: 1.0 mi
- Centre Island Beach: 1.2 mi
Artworks
- Bayville Commons Mural: 0.3 mi
- Bayville Commons Cranes: 0.3 mi
- Soundside Beach Mural: 0.5 mi
- Hank Pinkerton Memorial Compass: 0.5 mi
- Centre Island Beach Whale Sculpture: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Bayville Commons: 0.3 mi
- Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Soundside Beach: 0.5 mi
- Centre Island Beach Park: 0.9 mi
- Creek Beach: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Harrison Williams Woods: 1.0 mi
- Allsop-Fisher Salt Marsh: 1.5 mi
- Osprey Nest Preserve: 1.5 mi
- O'Rourke Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Bird Roost Preserve: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 1.0 mi
- Mill Neck Peak: 1.8 mi
- Sagamore Hill: 2.8 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 4.6 mi
- West Hills: 8.5 mi
Museums
- Bayville Historical Museum: 1.1 mi
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Museum: 2.1 mi
- 20th Century Cycles: 2.2 mi
- 20th Century Cycles: 2.2 mi
- Oyster Bay Railroad Museum Display Yard: 2.2 mi
Attractions
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 2.2 mi
- ATCG Tower: 5.1 mi
- Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium: 9.4 mi
- Bush-Lyon Homestead: 9.9 mi
- Darien Arts Center: 11.7 mi
Picnic sites: 34
- Upper Education Area: 3.1 mi
- Lower Education Area: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Area C: 7.2 mi
- Picnic Area A & B: 7.2 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Cooper Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 4.6 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 5.0 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 8.9 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 1.9 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 7.6 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 7.6 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 8.6 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- The Falls: 15.4 mi
- Farms Falls: 15.7 mi
- The Loch: 22.8 mi
- Cascade: 23.9 mi
- Sheep Falls: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Long Island Welcome Center: 13.9 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 15.4 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 15.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 9.3 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Bayville Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buttermilk Hill | NW 316° | 211 m | 19.8 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | NW 320° | 180 m | 18.1 mi |
| Round Hill | NNW 335° | 172 m | 15.3 mi |
| Cooney Hill | NW 325° | 170 m | 16.7 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NW 316° | 156 m | 15.8 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | NW 310° | 147 m | 20.2 mi |
| Huckleberry Hills | N 11° | 141 m | 20.2 mi |
| Canoe Hill | N 11° | 140 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1062460556
Day trips start here
- Bayville · 1 mi
- Oyster Bay · 3 mi
- Glen Cove · 5 mi
- North Hempstead · 9 mi
- Port Chester · 9 mi
- Port Washington · 9 mi
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