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Durham Road Unit

Durham Road Unit from directly overhead

Durham Road Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 465 m. Bearpen Mountain stands 1,098 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Steenburg Mountain Unit, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.38909, -74.32046

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 47
  • Manor Kill Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Red Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Hardenburg Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Mine Kill Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Creamery Falls: 9.0 mi
Parks: 33
Historic sites: 29
  • Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque: 6.3 mi
  • Susquehanna Turnpike: 7.3 mi
  • Post WWII Memorial: 10.4 mi
  • Huyck Felt Mill Ruins: 12.6 mi
  • Hamlet of Rensselaerville: 12.8 mi
Museums: 21
  • Gilboa Museum: 6.7 mi
  • Pratt Museum: 7.7 mi
  • Zadock Pratt Museum: 7.7 mi
  • New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 8.4 mi
  • Lansing Manor House: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 18
Attractions: 9
Springs: 3
Beaches: 3
Artworks: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Veterans Garden: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Durham Road Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearpen MountainSW 223°1,098 m11.6 mi
Windham High PeakESE 120°1,077 m10.4 mi
North Bearpen MountainSW 226°1,076 m11.6 mi
RoundtopSW 233°1,052 m10.9 mi
Huntersfield MountainSSW 210°1,043 m2.7 mi
CaudalSE 135°1,012 m11.6 mi
Schultice MountainWSW 244°1,001 m11.1 mi
Richmond MountainESE 120°980 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2119:5620:38
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2415:4316:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431435564696760483829
Precip in2.82.43.33.83.64.74.84.44.14.43.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1134356728

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