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Camp Dogwood

Camp Dogwood from directly overhead

Camp Dogwood is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 81 m. Round Hill stands 172 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Squadron Hill Park, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 18 miles off.

Old site of some supposed campsite, site info still unknown.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Huntington

How to reach it

Coordinates40.85789, -73.43240

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
  • Columbia Street Park: 0.9 mi
  • Breezy Park: 1.1 mi
  • Alfred Walker Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
  • Heckscher Park: 1.4 mi
  • Huntington YMCA: 1.4 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Organic Demonstration Site #1: 1.1 mi
  • Rose Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Crucifix Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Walled Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Rose Garden: 4.7 mi
Museums
Attractions
Beaches
Peaks
Picnic sites: 27
  • Lower Education Area: 4.0 mi
  • Upper Education Area: 4.1 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 4.2 mi
  • Wolf 5: 11.0 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 7.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 18.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Camp Dogwood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round HillNW 324°172 m21.1 mi
Cooney HillNW 317°170 m23.0 mi
Comstock KnollN 356°164 m24.1 mi
Kennelwood HillNW 311°156 m22.3 mi
Huckleberry HillsN 354°141 m23.1 mi
Canoe HillN 353°140 m21.4 mi
Jayne's HillS 173°122 m3.0 mi
Ferris HillN 353°120 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2319:4820:30
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1615:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339506069757367564637
Precip in3.73.14.24.13.94.33.84.34.74.33.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/998674796

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