Nature reserve · New York
Grinch House Unit
Grinch House Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 548 m. Bearpen Mountain stands 1,098 m to the east-southeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Kirkside Park, a park 0.6 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
Coordinates42.28248, -74.55604
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- White Man Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Walts Knob: 2.0 mi
- Cator Roundtop: 2.1 mi
- Old Clump: 2.4 mi
- Schultice Mountain: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Hardscrabble Road Unit: 2.6 mi
- Hawk Hollow Unit: 2.9 mi
- Buffalo Hollow Unit: 2.9 mi
- Roxbury Run Unit: 3.4 mi
- Hinkley Unit: 4.1 mi
Parks: 24
- Kirkside Park: 0.6 mi
- Fleischmann Athletic Park: 8.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 9.2 mi
- Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 10.2 mi
- Smith Park: 11.0 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Post WWII Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Pine Hill Honor Roll: 11.1 mi
- Burroughs Monument: 11.6 mi
- ETS Relay (Ruin): 16.8 mi
- Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Stratton Falls: 2.6 mi
- Hardenburg Falls: 6.6 mi
- Red Falls: 8.7 mi
- Manor Kill Falls: 9.3 mi
- Mine Kill Falls: 11.0 mi
Museums: 13
- Zadock Pratt Museum: 6.7 mi
- Pratt Museum: 6.7 mi
- Gilboa Museum: 9.8 mi
- New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 12.4 mi
- Lansing Manor House: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Pratt Rocks: 7.6 mi
- Giant Ledge: 18.7 mi
- Devils Tombstone: 20.0 mi
- Cornell Crack: 21.9 mi
- Samuels Point: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 4
- Pratt Rock: 7.1 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 14.3 mi
- Rail Explorers: 18.9 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 21.2 mi
Artworks: 4
- Winnisook: 13.6 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 17.6 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 18.5 mi
- Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 24.9 mi
Springs: 4
- Piped Spring: 17.1 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 18.5 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 19.7 mi
- Table Mountain Spring: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Belleayre Beach: 11.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- East Worcester Rest Area: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Grinch House Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bearpen Mountain | ESE 106° | 1,098 m | 4.4 mi |
| Vly Mountain | ESE 114° | 1,079.3 m | 6.2 mi |
| North Bearpen Mountain | E 100° | 1,076 m | 3.7 mi |
| Halcott Mountain | SE 139° | 1,069.54 m | 9.3 mi |
| Roundtop | ENE 77° | 1,052 m | 3.4 mi |
| South Bearpen | SE 127° | 1,040 m | 4.1 mi |
| Sleeping Lion | SE 129° | 1,039 m | 9.2 mi |
| Bearpen Flats | SE 137° | 1,036 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:56 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:44 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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