Nature reserve · New York
Gold Preserve
Gold Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Bald Hill stands 184 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Asharoken Beach, a beach 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- North Shore Land Alliance
How to reach it
Coordinates40.93794, -73.38261
- 13.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 21.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 27.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Beaches
- Asharoken Beach: 0.4 mi
- Knollwood Beach: 2.3 mi
- Crescent Beach: 2.3 mi
- Centerport Beach: 2.3 mi
- Hawk Hill Beach: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Price's Bend Beach: 1.1 mi
- Hobart Beach Park: 1.4 mi
- Asharoken Beach: 2.0 mi
- Northport Soccer Park: 2.1 mi
- Steer's Beach: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Sarah H. Rupert Water Bird Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge: 2.8 mi
- Henry Ingraham Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Fuchs Pond Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Bird Island: 3.2 mi
Gardens
- Rose Garden: 2.4 mi
- Walled Garden: 4.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 5.2 mi
- Crucifix Garden: 5.2 mi
- Organic Demonstration Site #1: 7.2 mi
Museums
- Vanderbilt Museum, Mansion, and Planetarium: 2.4 mi
- Northport Historical Society: 3.1 mi
- The Arsenal: 4.7 mi
- Henry Lloyd Manor: 4.8 mi
- Heckscher Museum of Art: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
- WW II Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Centerport Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Gold Star Battalion Beach Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Nathan Hale Monument: 4.2 mi
- Lloyd Harbor: 4.8 mi
Artworks
- Heron Statue: 3.2 mi
- Inferno: 5.0 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Mary and Jesus: 5.2 mi
- Three Condors: 6.4 mi
Peaks
- Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 4.7 mi
- Sagamore Hill: 7.2 mi
- Signal Hill: 8.4 mi
- Dix Hills: 8.4 mi
- Jayne's Hill: 8.8 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Lower Education Area: 8.1 mi
- Upper Education Area: 8.1 mi
- Picnic Area C: 10.2 mi
- Picnic Area A & B: 10.2 mi
- Wolf 5: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 19
- Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium: 2.4 mi
- ATCG Tower: 7.1 mi
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 8.8 mi
- Rowayton Dog Park: 9.2 mi
- Darien Arts Center: 10.4 mi
Lighthouses: 11
- Eatons Neck Light: 1.3 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 7.0 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 9.7 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 9.8 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Duck Island Bluff: 0.9 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 4.2 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 4.7 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 6.6 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Farms Falls: 17.7 mi
- Devil's Glen Falls: 21.1 mi
- Cascade: 21.2 mi
- Cascade: 21.3 mi
- Cascade: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Long Island Welcome Center: 10.0 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 13.6 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 13.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Cuties Island: 9.5 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 19.0 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Gold Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | NNW 345° | 184 m | 19.7 mi |
| Round Hill | NW 307° | 172 m | 19.0 mi |
| Comstock Knoll | NNW 347° | 164 m | 19.0 mi |
| Huckleberry Hills | NNW 344° | 141 m | 18.1 mi |
| Canoe Hill | NNW 342° | 140 m | 16.5 mi |
| Camfield Hill | N 4° | 123 m | 19.2 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | SSW 195° | 122 m | 8.8 mi |
| Ferris Hill | NNW 342° | 120 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:45 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1466810567
Day trips start here
- Bayville · 9 mi
- Oyster Bay · 9 mi
- Glen Cove · 14 mi
- South Oyster Bay · 14 mi
- Stamford · 14 mi
- Port Chester · 16 mi
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