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Buttercup Farm Audubon Sanctuary

Buttercup Farm Audubon Sanctuary from directly overhead

Buttercup Farm Audubon Sanctuary is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 153 m. Brace Mountain stands 706 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Dolphin Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The Buttercup Farm Audubon Sanctuary is a nature preserve and park with walking paths along the old railroad tracks that run through the area. It is a popular dog walking and bird watching destination for people who live in the local and surrounding area.

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Coordinates41.91596, -73.66874

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Stissing Mountain Multiple Use Area: 2.2 mi
  • Stanford Recreation Park: 3.7 mi
  • Stanford Skate Park: 3.7 mi
  • Stanford Recreation Park: 3.7 mi
  • Stissing Lake Park: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 49
Museums: 39
Waterfalls: 36
Gardens: 23
  • Innisfree Garden: 11.6 mi
  • Old Dutch Village Garden Club: 12.0 mi
  • Bard Community Garden: 14.3 mi
  • The Anna Jones Meditation Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Formal Gardens: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 22
  • America: 14.3 mi
  • Parliament of Reality: 14.3 mi
  • Stargon: 14.5 mi
  • Wishbone: 14.5 mi
  • Diving Lady: 15.0 mi
Beaches: 18
  • East Beach: 12.2 mi
  • West Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Flint Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Esopus Meadows Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Walnut Beach: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 14
  • wings castle: 5.2 mi
  • Town Hill Farm: 12.2 mi
  • Dover Stone Church: 13.0 mi
  • Giant's Thumb: 14.6 mi
  • Hudson River Cruises: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 9
Lighthouses: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Buttercup Farm Audubon Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brace MountainNE 45°706 m12.7 mi
South Brace MountainNE 47°702 m12.5 mi
Bald PeakENE 57°588 m12.4 mi
Mount RigaENE 62°534 m11.6 mi
Thorpe MountainENE 61°518 m10.6 mi
Bird PeakENE 65°477 m10.5 mi
Silver MountainE 79°427 m5.0 mi
Stissing MountainNNW 336°425 m3.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2019:5220:34
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2015:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252836475866716962514031
Precip in3.33.13.73.53.54.13.84.64.64.23.54.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millbrook 3 W, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/468195366

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