Nature reserve · Connecticut
Byram River Gorge
Byram River Gorge is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 77 m. Turkey Mountain stands 253 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. Merritt Parkway passes 1.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates41.07250, -73.68851
- 1.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 4.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 12.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Byram River Gorge: 0.6 mi
- Gimbel Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
- Milosis Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Byram River Gorge: 0.8 mi
- Peter Welling Property: 0.9 mi
Museums
- Neuberger Musuem of Art: 1.9 mi
- Neuberger Museum of Art: 1.9 mi
- Putnam Cottage Museum: 4.4 mi
- MNH Outpost: 4.6 mi
- Bruce Museum: 5.0 mi
Peaks
- High Point: 2.2 mi
- Round Hill: 2.3 mi
- Cooney Hill: 3.0 mi
- Kennelwood Hill: 3.6 mi
- South Ridge: 4.6 mi
Gardens
- Birch Grove: 2.5 mi
- Stream Garden: 2.5 mi
- East Woodland Walk: 2.5 mi
- Oak Grove: 2.5 mi
- Fall Garden: 2.6 mi
Parks
- Western Greenwich Civic Center Park: 2.8 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 3.4 mi
- John A. Passidomo Veterans Park: 3.6 mi
- Pemberwick Park: 3.6 mi
- Pemberwick Park: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
- cannon: 3.2 mi
- 1BCG: 3.4 mi
- Morgan Stanley September 11th Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Korean War Veterans Memorial: 4.0 mi
- The Rising: 4.0 mi
Attractions
- Bush-Lyon Homestead: 4.2 mi
- Headless Horseman Statue: 9.1 mi
- Headless Horseman Bridge Sign: 9.1 mi
- Philipsburg Manor: 9.2 mi
- Bedford Village Historic District: 9.3 mi
Artworks
- Pollinator Pathway Mural: 4.6 mi
- José Martí: 4.7 mi
- The Millenium Sundial: 5.2 mi
- Samford Sign: 7.7 mi
- Stamford Cone: 7.8 mi
Beaches
- Hawthorne Beach: 6.0 mi
- Harbor Point Beach: 6.4 mi
- Rye Beach: 7.5 mi
- Uncas Point Beach: 7.5 mi
- Fords Beach: 7.7 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Reserved Picnic Site: 7.5 mi
- The Meadow: 8.3 mi
- Pell Hill: 13.8 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 14.0 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Raven's Rock: 6.9 mi
- Castle Rock: 12.1 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 13.0 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 13.1 mi
- Palisades: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Farms Falls: 5.3 mi
- The Falls: 15.0 mi
- Cascade: 17.2 mi
- Sheep Falls: 17.3 mi
- Cascade: 19.1 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 8.6 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 8.6 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 13.7 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 14.4 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 11.3 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 11.4 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Cuties Island: 9.6 mi
- Doodletown: 22.6 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Byram River Gorge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Mountain | NNW 335° | 253 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Aspetong | NNE 12° | 229 m | 10.9 mi |
| Guard Hill | N 356° | 226 m | 9.2 mi |
| Fox Hill | NNE 22° | 223 m | 13.4 mi |
| Cat Hill | NNW 341° | 221 m | 13.4 mi |
| Chappaqua Hill | NNW 328° | 219 m | 8.0 mi |
| Sarles Hill | NW 316° | 216 m | 7.4 mi |
| Hook Mountain | WNW 286° | 214 m | 12.4 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 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westchester CO AP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43398105
Day trips start here
- Purchase · 3 mi
- Rye Brook · 4 mi
- Valhalla · 4 mi
- Harrison · 5 mi
- Port Chester · 5 mi
- White Plains · 5 mi
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