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Buxton Gorge

Buxton Gorge from directly overhead

Buxton Gorge is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 117 m. Bailey Mountain stands 299 m to the northeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Beaver Dam Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 9.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Bedford

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.23443, -73.68307

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Beaver Dam Park: 0.9 mi
  • Bedford Hills Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
  • T-Ball Field: 1.4 mi
  • John Jay Homestead: 1.7 mi
  • Katonah Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
  • grave of grand rabbi of kasho : 1.6 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 3.0 mi
  • Foundation of former fire tower: 3.4 mi
  • Cyrus Russell Community House: 4.1 mi
  • Plaque for William Ward, Founder of the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Peaks
  • Mount Aspetong: 2.0 mi
  • Guard Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Ray Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Indian Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Crow Hill: 4.0 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Annunaki: 5.6 mi
  • River Arch: 11.1 mi
  • Arc: 13.5 mi
  • Pollinator Pathway Mural: 14.1 mi
  • Samford Sign: 14.5 mi
Beaches
Attractions: 28
Cliffs: 15
Picnic sites: 11
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 5.3 mi
  • Pell Hill: 5.4 mi
  • The Meadow: 10.4 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 18.6 mi
  • Excelsior Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Farms Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Cascade: 12.3 mi
  • Cascade: 14.4 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 15.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 13.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 13.2 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 13.6 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 21.6 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 9.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Buxton Gorge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bailey MountainNE 52°299.314 m8.7 mi
Piano MountainNW 316°299 m10.8 mi
Senior HillNNW 341°292 m9.8 mi
Watermelon HillNNW 348°290 m9.2 mi
West MountainENE 59°285 m9.5 mi
Seth Low MountainNE 53°283 m11.0 mi
Titicus MountainNE 46°281 m8.7 mi
Turkey MountainW 279°253 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2319:5020:32
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:1815:4516:29

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1444090859

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