Nature reserve · New York
Dixon Unit
Dixon Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Mount Egbert stands 405 m to the north, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 23 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
Coordinates41.42692, -73.71566
- 23.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 24.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 26.3 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Turkey Hill: 0.7 mi
- Hitchcock Hill: 1.7 mi
- Nimham Mount: 2.4 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 2.7 mi
- California Hill: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Hickory Nut Hill Unit: 0.8 mi
- Carver Hill Unit: 0.9 mi
- Little Nichols Fill Unit: 1.1 mi
- Long Pond Unit: 1.2 mi
- Adams Unit: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Crane Road: 0.8 mi
- Sycamore Park: 1.2 mi
- CornerStone Park: 1.9 mi
- Camarda Park: 2.3 mi
- Hill and Dale Community Park: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
- Sybil Ludington Statue: 1.9 mi
- Old Bet Elephant Statue: 7.0 mi
- chimney: 9.1 mi
- SMASHED CHEVROLET: 9.9 mi
- Quarry: 11.0 mi
Artworks
- General Patton: 12.7 mi
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower: 12.7 mi
- Washington Monument: 12.8 mi
- Thayer Statue: 12.8 mi
- greek letter pi: 13.6 mi
Museums: 55
- Great Buddha Hall: 5.7 mi
- Schoolhouse Museum: 8.2 mi
- Hammond Museum: 9.6 mi
- Magazzino: 10.3 mi
- Van Wyck Homestead Museum: 11.2 mi
Gardens: 42
- Personal Gardens: 8.6 mi
- Garden: 9.9 mi
- Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Boscobel Gardens: 11.6 mi
- Garden Of Ideas: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 16
- Watchtower Educational Center: 8.7 mi
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 12.5 mi
- Bedford Village Historic District: 15.9 mi
- Timp-Torne Trail: 16.4 mi
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Indian Rock Shelter: 14.8 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 15.0 mi
- Castle Rock: 15.3 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 15.5 mi
- Hell Hole: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 13
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 2.8 mi
- Tonetta Lake Beach: 5.4 mi
- Canopus Beach: 6.4 mi
- Mamanasco Beach: 12.4 mi
- Twixt Hills Beach: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Upper Falls: 11.0 mi
- Lower Falls: 11.1 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 12.9 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 17.8 mi
- Sheep Falls: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 8.3 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 8.4 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 24.5 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 13.4 mi
- Pell Hill: 13.7 mi
- Princess circle picnic site: 15.2 mi
- The Meadow: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dicktown: 4.6 mi
- Doodletown: 17.3 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 16.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Dixon Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Egbert | N 7° | 405 m | 9.6 mi |
| Depot Hill | NNE 12° | 398 m | 10.5 mi |
| Nimham Mount | NNW 348° | 388 m | 2.4 mi |
| Birch Hill | NE 51° | 386 m | 10.5 mi |
| Round Mountain | NW 306° | 380 m | 8.6 mi |
| Cranberry Mountain | NE 56° | 376 m | 9.5 mi |
| Hosner Mountain | NNW 338° | 366 m | 7.5 mi |
| California Hill | WNW 283° | 359 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:44 | 16:29 |
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 | 25 | 28 | 35 | 47 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel 4N, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/802326231
Day trips start here
- Putnam County · 2 mi
- Cold Spring · 12 mi
- Highlands · 15 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 18 mi
- Briarcliff Manor · 20 mi
- Ossining · 20 mi
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