Covesville Unit
Covesville Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 567 m. Doubletop Mountain stands 1,180 m to the south, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Floyd Finch Road Unit, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
- 29.5 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Floyd Finch Road Unit: 1.2 mi
- Little Red Kill Unit: 1.4 mi
- Denver Unit: 2.4 mi
- Morris Hill Unit: 2.7 mi
- South Roxbury Unit: 2.9 mi
- Hog Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Fleischmann Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Morris Hill: 2.1 mi
- Meade Hill: 2.1 mi
- Brush Ridge: 2.5 mi
- Stratton Falls: 7.1 mi
- Otter Falls: 11.6 mi
- Tompkins Falls: 12.3 mi
- High Falls: 12.8 mi
- Red Falls: 13.1 mi
- Fleischmann Athletic Park: 1.3 mi
- Smith Park: 4.6 mi
- Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 5.8 mi
- Big Indian Park: 7.1 mi
- Kirkside Park: 8.6 mi
- Pine Hill Honor Roll: 4.6 mi
- Burroughs Monument: 6.3 mi
- ETS Relay (Ruin): 8.7 mi
- Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 10.2 mi
- Post WWII Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Zadock Pratt Museum: 12.2 mi
- Pratt Museum: 12.2 mi
- Empire State Railway Museum: 14.0 mi
- Red Hill Observer's Cabin & Museum: 16.8 mi
- Gilboa Museum: 17.2 mi
- Giant Ledge: 12.0 mi
- Pratt Rocks: 12.6 mi
- Cornell Crack: 15.3 mi
- Samuels Point: 17.3 mi
- Devils Tombstone: 18.1 mi
- Piped Spring: 9.9 mi
- Table Mountain Spring: 15.9 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 16.7 mi
- Piped Spring: 17.4 mi
- Keyhole Spring: 20.9 mi
- Winnisook: 7.1 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 13.6 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 16.9 mi
- Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 19.1 mi
- Beamoc Trout: 24.3 mi
- Pratt Rock: 12.2 mi
- Rail Explorers: 14.1 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 16.0 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 22.0 mi
- VanTran Covered Bridge: 22.3 mi
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Belleayre Beach: 5.1 mi
- Roscoe: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Covesville Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doubletop Mountain | S 171° | 1,180 m | 9.6 mi |
| Doubletop Mountain - South Peak | S 170° | 1,175 m | 9.9 mi |
| Graham Mountain | S 177° | 1,174 m | 8.7 mi |
| Balsam Lake Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,136 m | 8.4 mi |
| Big Indian Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,127.46 m | 9.5 mi |
| Balsam Mountain | SE 145° | 1,099.41 m | 6.2 mi |
| Bearpen Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,098 m | 8.2 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,092.1 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:56 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:45 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Slide MTN, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/424228636
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