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George's Island Park

George's Island Park from directly overhead

George's Island Park is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Goshen Mountain stands 396 m to the west-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunset Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 15 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Westchester County Parks

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.23663, -73.94260

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sunset Park: 0.7 mi
  • Verplanck Waterfront Park: 1.3 mi
  • Gouveia Park: 2.2 mi
  • Lowland Town Park: 2.3 mi
  • Lents Cove Park: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Race Track Reservoir: 1.3 mi
  • Judges Stand: 1.3 mi
  • McAndrews Estate: 1.3 mi
  • Silo: 1.4 mi
  • Cow Barn: 1.4 mi
Museums
Peaks
  • Spitzenberg Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Prickly Pear Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Treason Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Blue Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Torment Hill: 3.4 mi
Artworks
  • Brickhead Truth: 3.2 mi
  • Arc: 3.3 mi
  • River Arch: 6.7 mi
  • Tappan Zee: 10.7 mi
  • General Patton: 10.7 mi
Gardens
Cliffs: 59
  • Scenic Overlook: 6.0 mi
  • Hell Hole: 6.6 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 10.0 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 11.3 mi
  • Raven's Rock: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 54
  • Timp-Torne Trail: 3.3 mi
  • Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 3.6 mi
  • Van Cortlandt Manor: 4.6 mi
  • Bowling Rocks: 9.6 mi
  • Headless Horseman Bridge Sign: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 30
Picnic sites: 16
  • Kakiat Park: 10.9 mi
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 18.6 mi
  • Pell Hill: 18.7 mi
  • Excelsior Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Farms Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Mine Hole Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 23.0 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 24.2 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 24.3 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 24.4 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 22.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of George's Island Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goshen MountainWNW 291°396 m7.2 mi
Bear MountainNNW 328°394 m6.2 mi
Jackie Jones MountainW 262°383 m6.8 mi
West MountainNW 313°382 m4.9 mi
Big HillWSW 259°374 m7.3 mi
Letterrock MountainWNW 290°371 m6.9 mi
Hasenclever MountainW 279°363 m7.7 mi
Mine RidgeW 268°357 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2419:5120:33
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:1915:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485867727063524132
Precip in3.73.14.13.93.95.04.34.34.84.64.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yorktown HTS 1W, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1302389330

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