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Flynn Brook Unit

Flynn Brook Unit from directly overhead

Flynn Brook Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 493 m. Mount Pisgah stands 1,018 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Andes Forest Preserve Detached Parcel, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 19 miles off.

What to expect

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.09357, -74.86441

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 28
Historic sites: 10
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 4.5 mi
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 9.5 mi
  • Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 9.9 mi
  • ETS Relay (Ruin): 16.6 mi
  • Pine Hill Honor Roll: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Tompkins Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Russell Brook Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Stratton Falls: 17.9 mi
  • High Falls: 19.1 mi
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
  • Piped Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Piped Spring: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Beamoc Trout: 11.4 mi
  • Winnisook: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Roscoe: 11.6 mi
  • East Branch Rest Area: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 12.5 mi
  • White Rock: 14.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Belleayre Beach: 20.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Flynn Brook Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PisgahNE 37°1,018 m11.0 mi
Mongaup MountainSE 129°968 m10.9 mi
Cradle Rock RidgeESE 111°963 m11.1 mi
Beech MountainSE 133°950 m11.3 mi
Barkaboom MountainESE 105°945 m8.6 mi
Little Pisgah MountainNE 45°924 m10.3 mi
Barkaboom MountainESE 101°916 m7.5 mi
Hodge Pond HillSE 139°909 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2419:5720:40
September equinox06:4718:2218:59
December solstice07:2515:4616:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445664696761493828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Downsville DAM, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/422887495

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