- Elevation
- 104 m
- Tallest summit within 8.5 miles
- Bear Mountain394 m · 8.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway12.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 41.2251, -73.8962
Brinton Brook Sanctuary is a nature reserve in New York, at a recorded 104 m. Bear Mountain stands 394 m to the northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Prickly Pear Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 13 miles off.
- Elevation
- 104 m
- Operated by
- Saw Mill River Audubon
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Brinton Brook Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | NW 317° | 394 m | 8.3 mi |
| West Mountain | NW 304° | 382 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 309° | 341 m | 6.4 mi |
| The Timp | WNW 303° | 332 m | 6.5 mi |
| Horse Chock Mountain | W 263° | 330 m | 8.5 mi |
| Dunderberg Mountain | NW 312° | 325 m | 6.3 mi |
| Pingyp Mountain | WNW 285° | 310 m | 7.4 mi |
| Pound Swamp Mountain | W 278° | 306 m | 8.0 mi |
- 12.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 14.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 15.4 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 27.4 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 26 mi
- Pinwheel Vista · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Prickly Pear Hill: 0.5 mi
- Hessian Hill: 0.9 mi
- Torment Hill: 1.1 mi
- Nordica Hill: 1.5 mi
- Mount Airy Hill: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Jane E. Lytle Memorial Arboretum: 0.5 mi
- Graff Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- Oscawana Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Oscawana Island Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
- George's Island Park: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Gouveia Park: 0.9 mi
- Croton Landing: 1.1 mi
- Dobbs Park: 1.3 mi
- Vassallo Park: 1.3 mi
- Senasqua Park: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial Sundial: 1.0 mi
- Fish House Spring: 1.1 mi
- Cow Barn: 1.2 mi
- Silo: 1.2 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson World War I Memorial: 1.2 mi
Gardens
- Ossining Organic Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Peabody Monarch Garden: 8.8 mi
- Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Dooryard Garden: 9.1 mi
- Memorial Park Butterfly Garden: 9.6 mi
Museums
- KinoSaito Arts Center: 3.7 mi
- Old Croton Aqueduct Sing Sing Kill Weir Chamber: 4.6 mi
- The Peekskill Museum: 4.6 mi
- Lincoln Depot Museum: 4.7 mi
- Sing Sing Prison Museum: 4.7 mi
Artworks
- Brickhead Truth: 4.1 mi
- Arc: 4.5 mi
- River Arch: 4.9 mi
- Tappan Zee: 9.9 mi
- Approach: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 59
- Scenic Overlook: 7.7 mi
- Hell Hole: 8.5 mi
- Raven's Rock: 9.8 mi
- Lemon Squeezer: 12.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 13.1 mi
Attractions: 58
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 2.5 mi
- Timp-Torne Trail: 5.3 mi
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 5.7 mi
- Headless Horseman Bridge Sign: 9.5 mi
- Philipsburg Manor: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 35
- Brick Beach: 3.2 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 4.4 mi
- New Sebago Beach: 12.3 mi
- Old Sebago Beach: 12.4 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 15
- Kakiat Park: 12.6 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 16.3 mi
- Pell Hill: 16.4 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Farms Falls: 16.2 mi
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 18.6 mi
- Mine Hole Falls: 22.2 mi
- Sheep Falls: 23.3 mi
- Cascade: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Danbury Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 22.8 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 22.9 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Doodletown: 7.6 mi
- Dicktown: 18.4 mi
- Monksville: 22.1 mi
- Cuties Island: 23.9 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 23.5 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 23.5 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 20.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yorktown HTS 1W, 6 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Ossining · 5 mi
- Briarcliff Manor · 6 mi
- Stony Point · 6 mi
- New City · 8 mi
- Highlands · 9 mi
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