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Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge

Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in New York, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Bushy Hill stands 105 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Trout Ponds (Ruins), a historic site 1.2 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 5.4 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1954
Elevation
1 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates40.99799, -72.36956

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
  • Sag Harbor Tidal Wetlands Area: 2.6 mi
  • Mulvihill Preserve: 3.3 mi
  • Reese Preserve: 3.4 mi
  • Wolf Preserve: 3.4 mi
  • North Haven Tidal Wetlands Area: 3.5 mi
Beaches
Historic sites: 48
Museums: 46
  • Custom House: 3.8 mi
  • Sag Harbor Whaling Museum: 3.8 mi
  • Sag Harbor Fireman's Museum: 3.9 mi
  • Childrens Museum of the East End: 5.0 mi
  • South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center: 5.1 mi
Peaks: 41
  • Powder Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Oregon Hills: 8.9 mi
  • Shinnecock Hills: 9.0 mi
  • Mattituck Hills: 10.5 mi
  • Browns Hills: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 10
Gardens: 10
  • Rain Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 19.8 mi
  • Eastport Roots Community Garden: 22.6 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 23.9 mi
  • Madison Community Gardens: 23.9 mi
Artworks: 7
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 2
  • Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 19.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bushy HillNNW 348°105 m24.9 mi
Bald HillWSW 245°88 m19.6 mi
Lord HillN 3°83 m24.9 mi
Mares HillN 351°79 m23.8 mi
Spencer HillNNW 335°77 m24.2 mi
Cow HillNNW 337°76 m23.4 mi
Flanders HillSW 235°70 m14.9 mi
Prospect HillN 356°66 m21.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1819:4420:26
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1215:4116:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313238475666727164544436
Precip in4.03.64.94.33.63.93.23.94.84.73.85.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgehampton, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Wild Turkey62 obs
  • Tufted Titmouse50 obs
  • Black-capped Chickadee47 obs
  • Northern Cardinal46 obs
  • Eastern Chipmunk32 obs
  • White-breasted Nuthatch28 obs
  • Osprey28 obs
  • Song Sparrow22 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/449084733

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