Nature reserve · New York
Choate Audubon Sanctuary
Choate Audubon Sanctuary is a nature reserve in New York, at a recorded elevation of 93 m. Piano Mountain stands 299 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Crow Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 9.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 93 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Saw Mill River Audubon
How to reach it
Coordinates41.20850, -73.74943
- 9.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 9.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 16.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Crow Hill: 0.9 mi
- Ray Hill: 1.0 mi
- Hog Hill: 1.4 mi
- McKesson Hill: 1.9 mi
- Guard Hill: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Clock Park: 1.0 mi
- J Edward Fox Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Leonard Park: 1.8 mi
- Bedford Park: 2.1 mi
- Marsh Sanctuary Connector: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Gedney Park 9/11 Memorial: 2.7 mi
- grave of grand rabbi of kasho : 3.2 mi
- Memorial to Korean War veterans from Chappaqua: 3.7 mi
- Foundation of former fire tower: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Pruyn Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Marsh Sanctuary East Parcel: 2.1 mi
- Burden Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Guard Hill Park: 2.4 mi
- Warburg Park: 2.8 mi
Gardens
- Merestead Formal Garden: 3.2 mi
- Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Potting Garden: 5.5 mi
- Formal Garden: 5.5 mi
- Ossining Organic Community Garden: 5.6 mi
Museums
- Katonah Museum of Art: 5.4 mi
- Old Croton Aqueduct Sing Sing Kill Weir Chamber: 6.7 mi
- Sing Sing Prison Museum: 6.8 mi
- Trailside Nature Museum: 9.0 mi
- Philipsburg Manor Visitor Center: 10.2 mi
Artworks
- River Arch: 7.2 mi
- Annunaki: 9.4 mi
- Arc: 10.9 mi
- Brickhead Truth: 11.0 mi
- Untitled, for Imre Lendvai: 11.5 mi
Cliffs
- Raven's Rock: 8.5 mi
- Castle Rock: 8.7 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 9.2 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 9.6 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 14.9 mi
Beaches
- Brick Beach: 10.8 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 12.1 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 12.7 mi
- Mamanasco Beach: 13.8 mi
- Twixt Hills Beach: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 30
- Bedford Village Historic District: 5.5 mi
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 6.7 mi
- Headless Horseman Bridge Sign: 10.1 mi
- Headless Horseman Statue: 10.1 mi
- Philipsburg Manor: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Farms Falls: 9.1 mi
- Sheep Falls: 15.8 mi
- Cascade: 15.9 mi
- Cascade: 18.1 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 9.2 mi
- Pell Hill: 9.2 mi
- The Meadow: 12.0 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 17.3 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 17.2 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 17.2 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 21.7 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 22.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 15.3 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 15.3 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Doodletown: 14.6 mi
- Cuties Island: 17.2 mi
- Dicktown: 18.5 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 13.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Choate Audubon Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piano Mountain | NNW 337° | 299 m | 10.4 mi |
| Senior Hill | N 2° | 292 m | 11.0 mi |
| Watermelon Hill | N 8° | 290 m | 10.9 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NW 317° | 253 m | 3.8 mi |
| Dickerson Mountain | WNW 300° | 237 m | 7.0 mi |
| French Hill | NNW 330° | 236 m | 4.7 mi |
| Indian Hill | NNW 343° | 231 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Aspetong | ENE 76° | 229 m | 5.6 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 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yorktown HTS 1W, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1417612926
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