Nature reserve · New York
Burden Preserve
Burden Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. Turkey Mountain stands 253 m to the northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Leonard Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 7.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of New Castle
How to reach it
Coordinates41.18148, -73.72700
- 7.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 7.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 15.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Leonard Park: 0.7 mi
- Marsh Sanctuary Connector: 0.9 mi
- Merestead County Park: 1.1 mi
- Merestead County Park: 1.2 mi
- Clock Park: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Whippoorwill Park: 1.1 mi
- Haas Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- Marsh Sanctuary East Parcel: 1.2 mi
- Arthur W Butler Memorial Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Glazier Arboretum: 2.0 mi
Gardens
- Merestead Formal Garden: 1.2 mi
- Prayer Garden: 4.0 mi
- Call to Worship Garden: 4.0 mi
- Founders Garden: 4.0 mi
- Potting Garden: 5.9 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Meyer Estate House Ruins: 2.0 mi
- Foundation of former fire tower: 2.4 mi
- Memorial to Korean War veterans from Chappaqua: 3.0 mi
- Gedney Park 9/11 Memorial: 3.5 mi
Peaks
- Guard Hill: 2.1 mi
- McKesson Hill: 2.2 mi
- Chappaqua Hill: 2.3 mi
- Ray Hill: 2.7 mi
- Crow Hill: 3.1 mi
Museums
- Katonah Museum of Art: 6.3 mi
- Old Croton Aqueduct Sing Sing Kill Weir Chamber: 7.2 mi
- Sing Sing Prison Museum: 7.3 mi
- Trailside Nature Museum: 8.9 mi
- Neuberger Musuem of Art: 9.3 mi
Cliffs
- Raven's Rock: 7.5 mi
- Castle Rock: 8.1 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 8.8 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 9.1 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 15.9 mi
Artworks
- River Arch: 7.6 mi
- Annunaki: 9.2 mi
- Current: 10.7 mi
- Converging Vistas: 10.7 mi
- Untitled, for Imre Lendvai: 10.7 mi
Beaches
- Brick Beach: 12.5 mi
- Harbor Point Beach: 13.5 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 13.7 mi
- Hawthorne Beach: 13.8 mi
- Mamanasco Beach: 14.0 mi
Attractions: 51
- Bedford Village Historic District: 4.6 mi
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 7.8 mi
- Headless Horseman Bridge Sign: 9.5 mi
- Headless Horseman Statue: 9.5 mi
- Philipsburg Manor: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Farms Falls: 7.0 mi
- Sheep Falls: 15.1 mi
- Cascade: 15.1 mi
- Cascade: 17.3 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Pell Hill: 9.0 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 9.1 mi
- The Meadow: 10.2 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 15.2 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 15.1 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 15.1 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 19.9 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 21.0 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 13.5 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 13.6 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Cuties Island: 15.1 mi
- Doodletown: 16.5 mi
- Dicktown: 20.5 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 12.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Burden Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Mountain | NW 321° | 253 m | 5.9 mi |
| Dickerson Mountain | NW 306° | 237 m | 9.0 mi |
| French Hill | NNW 329° | 236 m | 6.9 mi |
| Indian Hill | NNW 340° | 231 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Aspetong | NE 53° | 229 m | 5.3 mi |
| Guard Hill | NE 39° | 226 m | 2.1 mi |
| Fox Hill | NE 55° | 223 m | 8.6 mi |
| Round Top | N 7° | 222 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
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 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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