Nature reserve · New York
Butler-Huntington Woods
Butler-Huntington Woods is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Chestnut Hill stands 141 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Gaynor Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 21 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates40.88216, -73.17932
- 21.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Gaynor Park: 0.9 mi
- Gaynor Park: 0.9 mi
- Cordwood Park: 0.9 mi
- East Hill Park: 1.3 mi
- Landing Avenue Park: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Sweetbriar Nature Center: 1.8 mi
- Arthur Kunz County Park: 1.8 mi
- Suffolk County Park: 2.1 mi
- David Weld Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Avalon Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
- Statue of Whisper the Bull: 2.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: We Shall Never Forget: 2.7 mi
- Paul Simons Memorial Bicycle Path: 3.4 mi
- 9/11 Responders Remembered Park: 4.2 mi
- Historic Lake Towers Hotel: 4.6 mi
Artworks
- Cartas Al Cielo: 2.5 mi
- Animal Sculptures: 2.7 mi
- Umbilic Torus: 3.6 mi
- Wolfie Statue: 3.7 mi
- Inferno: 6.7 mi
Museums
- Long Island Museum of American Art, History and Carriages: 2.9 mi
- The Jazz Loft: 3.1 mi
- Caleb Smith House: 3.2 mi
- Lake Ronkonkoma Historical Society: 5.6 mi
- The Mather House Museum: 7.4 mi
Beaches
- Long Beach: 2.9 mi
- Schuberts Beach: 2.9 mi
- Sand Street Beach: 3.2 mi
- West Meadow Beach: 4.6 mi
- Callahans Beach: 5.6 mi
Peaks
- Mount Misery: 8.1 mi
- Dix Hills: 10.2 mi
- Signal Hill: 10.9 mi
- Half Hollow Hills: 12.1 mi
- Jayne's Hill: 13.7 mi
Gardens
- Long Island Dahlia Garden: 9.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 10.0 mi
- Community Reflection Garden: 11.8 mi
- Longwood Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Carlls River Botanical Garden: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Wolf 3: 3.9 mi
- Wolf 1: 3.9 mi
- Wolf 2: 3.9 mi
- Wolf 5: 3.9 mi
- Wolf 4: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 15
- Hercules Pavillion: 3.0 mi
- Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium: 9.9 mi
- Long Island Maritime Museum: 11.9 mi
- ATCG Tower: 15.2 mi
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 18.3 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Eatons Neck Light: 12.3 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 16.8 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 17.4 mi
- Fog Signal House: 19.1 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Duck Island Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 15.2 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 15.8 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Long Island Welcome Center: 9.0 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 22.7 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 19.3 mi
- Cuties Island: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of Butler-Huntington Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | N 353° | 141 m | 24.7 mi |
| Hoyden Hill | NNW 347° | 134 m | 24.2 mi |
| Camfield Hill | NNW 338° | 123 m | 24.9 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | WSW 250° | 122 m | 13.7 mi |
| Pavement Hill | NNW 345° | 120 m | 22.3 mi |
| West Hills | WSW 251° | 106 m | 14.0 mi |
| Harbor Hill | WSW 257° | 106 m | 24.7 mi |
| Belden Hill | NW 326° | 105 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:45 | 16:29 |
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 | 33 | 34 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Setauket Strong, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/965617929
Day trips start here
- Oyster Bay · 18 mi
- Bayville · 20 mi
- South Oyster Bay · 20 mi
- Glen Cove · 23 mi
- Nassau County · 23 mi
- Stamford · 24 mi
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