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Brinton Brook Sanctuary

Brinton Brook Sanctuary from directly overhead

Brinton Brook Sanctuary is a nature reserve in New York, at a recorded elevation of 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.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
104 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Saw Mill River Audubon

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.22510, -73.89618

Overlooks nearby

Around it

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
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
Gardens
Museums
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
Beaches: 35
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
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 20.5 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear MountainNW 317°394 m8.3 mi
West MountainNW 304°382 m7.2 mi
Bald MountainNW 309°341 m6.4 mi
The TimpWNW 303°332 m6.5 mi
Horse Chock MountainW 263°330 m8.5 mi
Dunderberg MountainNW 312°325 m6.3 mi
Pingyp MountainWNW 285°310 m7.4 mi
Pound Swamp MountainW 278°306 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2419:5120:33
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:1915:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485867727063524132
Precip in3.73.14.13.93.95.04.34.34.84.64.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yorktown HTS 1W, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Garter Snake109 obs
  • White-tailed Deer78 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle53 obs
  • Spring Peeper51 obs
  • Green Frog47 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly42 obs
  • Western Honey Bee38 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee38 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/707872985

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