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Clarksville Preserve

Clarksville Preserve from directly overhead

Clarksville Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 227 m. Windham High Peak stands 1,077 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bennett Hill Preserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Northeastern Cave Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.57803, -73.96655

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Hannacroix Ravine: 1.9 mi
  • Lawson Lake County Park: 2.7 mi
  • Charley Houghtaling Park: 4.2 mi
  • Stephen P. Wallace Park: 4.6 mi
  • Captain Joseph Hilton Town Park: 5.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Slingerland House 1762: 2.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 6.1 mi
  • Town of Bethlehem Volunteer Fire-EMS Services Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • Early Doctor: 6.7 mi
  • foundations of barn: 7.2 mi
Museums: 50
  • Thacher Park Visitor Center: 5.9 mi
  • Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center: 6.6 mi
  • Frederick House Historical Site: 8.6 mi
  • Berne Museum: 9.2 mi
  • Rensselaerville Historical Society: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 39
Gardens: 35
  • Wildlife Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Water Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Veterans Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 6.9 mi
  • Friendship Garden: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 30
  • Open Seating: 5.0 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 6.9 mi
  • Tulip Festival: 11.3 mi
  • New York State Museum Carousel: 11.5 mi
  • New York State Executive Mansion Tour: 11.5 mi
Artworks: 29
  • bridge pylons mural: 6.6 mi
  • Unity 1970: 10.6 mi
  • Untitled: 11.5 mi
  • Labyrinth: 11.6 mi
  • Triangles and Arches: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 4.9 mi
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 6.3 mi
  • Leaning Tower: 6.4 mi
  • Fern Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Mahican Wall: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 6
Springs: 3
  • Bathtub Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 9.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 15.1 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 22.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Clarksville Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Windham High PeakSSW 206°1,077 m20.3 mi
Burnt KnobSSW 202°972 m20.6 mi
Acra PointSSW 199°948 m20.6 mi
Richtmyer PeakSW 227°910 m20.6 mi
Mount HaydenSW 220°893 m19.9 mi
Mount PisgahSW 226°887 m19.8 mi
Ginseng MountainSW 216°855 m20.1 mi
Mount ZoarSSW 212°832 m19.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:1919:5520:38
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2315:4016:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455665696860493829
Precip in2.62.23.33.63.34.33.94.43.94.62.93.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alcove DAM, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1392402042

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