Nature reserve · New York
Farmers Mills Unit
Farmers Mills Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 204 m. South Beacon Mountain stands 491 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is White Pond Unit, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
Coordinates41.49721, -73.75039
- 22.5 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
- 28.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 29.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Rock · 28 mi
- Thurston Rock · 28 mi
- Hayes Lookout · 28 mi
- High Exposure · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- White Pond Unit: 1.4 mi
- Knapp Road Unit: 1.7 mi
- East Fishkill Unit: 2.0 mi
- Big Buck State Forest: 2.0 mi
- North Putnam Unit: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Money Ledge Hill: 1.5 mi
- Big Buck Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Little Buck Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Hosner Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Nimham Mount: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Lime Kiln Recreation Center: 4.2 mi
- Fahnestock Winter Park: 4.2 mi
- Stormville Airport Soccer Fields: 5.5 mi
- Hill and Dale Community Park: 5.6 mi
- Crane Road: 5.7 mi
Historic sites
- Sybil Ludington Statue: 6.3 mi
- The Mt. Beacon Eight: 9.0 mi
- chimney: 9.6 mi
- Sgt. Mark C. Palmateer Memorial Park: 10.0 mi
- American revolution signal Beacon monument: 10.1 mi
Artworks
- General Patton: 12.9 mi
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower: 12.9 mi
- Thayer Statue: 13.0 mi
- Washington Monument: 13.0 mi
- greek letter pi: 16.4 mi
Museums: 47
- Great Buddha Hall: 2.4 mi
- Van Wyck Homestead Museum: 7.4 mi
- Magazzino: 9.7 mi
- Schoolhouse Museum: 11.0 mi
- Mesier Homestead and Museum: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 27
- Personal Gardens: 8.6 mi
- Boscobel Gardens: 11.4 mi
- Haldane School Garden: 11.8 mi
- Vassar College Community Gardens: 14.5 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 14.9 mi
Beaches: 15
- Canopus Beach: 4.3 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 7.2 mi
- Tonetta Lake Beach: 8.9 mi
- Pine Ledge: 13.7 mi
- Sherman Town Beach: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 15
- Watchtower Educational Center: 9.0 mi
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 16.1 mi
- New Milford Tank: 18.4 mi
- Dover Stone Church: 18.6 mi
- Timp-Torne Trail: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Eagle Cliff: 16.4 mi
- Kelly Slide: 16.6 mi
- Kaal Rock: 17.3 mi
- Hell Hole: 17.4 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Upper Falls: 11.3 mi
- Lower Falls: 11.3 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 12.7 mi
- LG waterfall: 15.4 mi
- Cascades: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 3.7 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 3.8 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Princess circle picnic site: 10.5 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 18.5 mi
- Pell Hill: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dicktown: 1.9 mi
- Doodletown: 18.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 17.5 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Farmers Mills Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Beacon Mountain | W 264° | 491 m | 10.1 mi |
| North Beacon Mountain | W 267° | 465 m | 10.1 mi |
| Bald Hill | W 272° | 456 m | 8.6 mi |
| Lambs Hill | W 269° | 454 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Egbert | NNE 33° | 405 m | 5.5 mi |
| Depot Hill | NE 36° | 398 m | 6.7 mi |
| Nimham Mount | SSE 152° | 388 m | 2.8 mi |
| Birch Hill | E 80° | 386 m | 10.1 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 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stormville, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/424227616
Day trips start here
- Putnam County · 5 mi
- Cold Spring · 12 mi
- Highlands · 16 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 21 mi
- Stony Point · 22 mi
- Ossining · 24 mi
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