Nature reserve · New York
Clark Preserve
Clark Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 146 m. Bailey Mountain stands 299 m to the north-northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sach's Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 7.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pound Ridge Land Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates41.21579, -73.59530
- 7.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 13.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 22.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Sach's Park: 0.6 mi
- Pound Ridge Town Park: 1.7 mi
- Bedford Village Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- Dorothy Heroy Park: 3.4 mi
- John Jay Campus: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Lawther Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Carolin's Grove: 0.9 mi
- Henry Morgenthau Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Halle Ravine Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Oscar and Terry Olesen Preserve: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Indian Hill: 1.7 mi
- Fox Hill: 2.5 mi
- Mount Aspetong: 2.7 mi
- Pell Hill: 2.8 mi
- Wren Knolls: 3.8 mi
Artworks
- Annunaki: 2.7 mi
- Samford Sign: 11.6 mi
- Dancing Girl: 11.6 mi
- Stamford Cone: 11.9 mi
- Pollinator Pathway Mural: 12.4 mi
Gardens
- Wildflower Garden Enclosure: 2.8 mi
- Potting Garden: 4.1 mi
- Formal Garden: 4.1 mi
- Garden: 6.0 mi
- Mehlquist Garden: 6.0 mi
Museums
- Trailside Nature Museum: 2.9 mi
- Katonah Museum of Art: 5.2 mi
- Sculpture Gallery: 6.1 mi
- The Glass House: 6.1 mi
- Keeler Tavern Museum: 6.5 mi
Historic sites
- Plaque for William Ward, Founder of the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation: 2.9 mi
- Cyrus Russell Community House: 3.3 mi
- Cottage Ruins: 3.9 mi
- Cottage Ruins: 4.5 mi
- The Black Mansion Ruins: 4.6 mi
Beaches
- Mamanasco Beach: 7.9 mi
- Twixt Hills Beach: 8.9 mi
- Cummings Park Beach: 12.8 mi
- Weed Beach: 12.9 mi
- West Beach: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 28
- Bedford Village Historic District: 2.7 mi
- Weir House: 7.8 mi
- Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 11.3 mi
- Darien Arts Center: 11.8 mi
- Earthplace: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Castle Rock: 1.0 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 1.9 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 2.1 mi
- Raven's Rock: 14.1 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Farms Falls: 6.4 mi
- Sheep Falls: 7.9 mi
- Cascade: 7.9 mi
- Cascade: 10.1 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Pell Hill: 2.8 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 3.1 mi
- The Meadow: 6.8 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 17.8 mi
- Cedar Grove: 19.2 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 14.2 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 14.2 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 15.1 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 20.9 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 8.9 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 8.9 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 23.8 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Cuties Island: 13.2 mi
- Dicktown: 20.3 mi
- Doodletown: 21.9 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 22.5 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 5.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Clark Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Mountain | NNE 19° | 299.314 m | 7.0 mi |
| Barlow Mountain | NNE 33° | 290 m | 9.1 mi |
| West Mountain | NNE 30° | 285 m | 7.1 mi |
| Ned Mountain | NNE 23° | 284 m | 10.0 mi |
| Seth Low Mountain | NNE 28° | 283 m | 8.9 mi |
| Titicus Mountain | NNE 13° | 281 m | 7.5 mi |
| Ivy Hill | NE 54° | 234 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Aspetong | WNW 287° | 229 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:45 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stamford 5 N, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1417959298
Day trips start here
- Stamford · 9 mi
- Valhalla · 13 mi
- Briarcliff Manor · 14 mi
- Purchase · 14 mi
- Rye Brook · 14 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 15 mi
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