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Bog Brook Unique Area

Bog Brook Unique Area from directly overhead

Bog Brook Unique Area is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 155 m. Nimham Mount stands 388 m to the west, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Ebo, a peak 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 22 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
State of New York Department of Environmental Conservation

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates41.44404, -73.57936

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • John E. Markel Park: 3.7 mi
  • Wells Park: 3.7 mi
  • John E. Markel Park: 3.7 mi
  • Ryan's Field: 3.9 mi
  • Hidden Valley Nature Center: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Sybil Ludington Statue: 5.3 mi
  • 9-11 Memorial: 7.8 mi
  • The Vietnam War Monument: 8.1 mi
  • The Korean War Monument: 8.1 mi
  • War Memorial: 8.1 mi
Museums
Gardens: 42
  • Personal Gardens: 4.1 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 8.0 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 8.0 mi
  • Garden Of Ideas: 8.9 mi
  • Garden: 11.0 mi
Artworks: 35
  • greek letter pi: 6.8 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 8.4 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 9.9 mi
  • Annunaki: 13.2 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 20
  • Upper Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Lower Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 19
Beaches: 16
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Danbury Rest Area: 4.9 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 10.3 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 10.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 23.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 13.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Bog Brook Unique Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nimham MountW 279°388 m7.6 mi
Birch HillNNE 12°386 m5.5 mi
Cranberry MountainNNE 12°376 m4.2 mi
Branch HillNNE 16°370 m9.2 mi
Beaver Bog MountainNE 41°358 m5.0 mi
Wanzer MountainNE 36°346 m7.4 mi
Pawling MountainNNW 339°345 m9.4 mi
Big Buck MountainWNW 296°340 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2219:5020:32
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1815:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835475765706861504031
Precip in3.93.04.13.64.14.64.24.94.94.23.95.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel 4N, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/429543221

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