Nature reserve · New York
Grossman Preserve
Grossman Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 121 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the east-northeast, 6.8 miles off. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lewisboro Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.30616, -73.60349
- 13.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 18.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 26.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Grossman Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Rockshelter Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Long Pond Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Frederick P. Rose Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Pine Croft Meadow Preserve: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Turkey Hill: 1.0 mi
- Long Pond Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Titicus Mountain: 2.4 mi
- East Long Pond Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Bailey Mountain: 2.7 mi
Museums
- Hammond Museum: 2.1 mi
- Trailside Nature Museum: 3.4 mi
- Katonah Museum of Art: 4.7 mi
- Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum: 5.9 mi
- Keeler Tavern Museum: 6.0 mi
Parks
- Fox Valley Town Park: 2.1 mi
- Lewisboro Town Park: 2.3 mi
- John Jay Campus: 2.3 mi
- Mountain Lakes Park: 2.4 mi
- South Salem Fire Department Grounds: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
- Cyrus Russell Community House: 3.1 mi
- Plaque for William Ward, Founder of the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation: 3.3 mi
- Old stone wall: 3.4 mi
- Old Bet Elephant Statue: 4.5 mi
- The Black Mansion Ruins: 4.8 mi
Gardens: 53
- Garden: 2.4 mi
- Wildflower Garden Enclosure: 3.5 mi
- Garden Of Ideas: 4.3 mi
- Formal Garden: 4.8 mi
- Potting Garden: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 47
- Mamanasco Beach: 4.1 mi
- Twixt Hills Beach: 5.2 mi
- Tonetta Lake Beach: 7.9 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 9.4 mi
- South Beach: 13.9 mi
Artworks: 29
- Annunaki: 3.9 mi
- greek letter pi: 10.8 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 10.8 mi
- Lesser Evil: 12.0 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 14.1 mi
Attractions: 21
- Bedford Village Historic District: 7.4 mi
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 8.2 mi
- Weir House: 8.3 mi
- 3-town marker: 12.4 mi
- Watchtower Educational Center: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Sheep Falls: 9.0 mi
- Cascade: 9.3 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 10.0 mi
- Cascade: 11.0 mi
- Farms Falls: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Indian Rock Shelter: 4.8 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 4.9 mi
- Castle Rock: 5.5 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 13.0 mi
- Raven's Rock: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 3.3 mi
- Pell Hill: 3.7 mi
- The Meadow: 12.9 mi
- Cedar Grove: 18.5 mi
- Oak Grove: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Danbury Rest Area: 7.2 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 14.4 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 14.4 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Dicktown: 14.7 mi
- Cuties Island: 19.3 mi
- Doodletown: 20.7 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 24.8 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Peck Ledge Light: 19.9 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 20.5 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 20.5 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 24.1 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 6.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Grossman Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain | ENE 63° | 304 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bailey Mountain | E 81° | 299.314 m | 2.7 mi |
| Moses Mountain | ENE 62° | 296 m | 8.1 mi |
| Senior Hill | WNW 301° | 292 m | 8.4 mi |
| Barlow Mountain | ENE 76° | 290 m | 5.6 mi |
| Watermelon Hill | NW 304° | 290 m | 7.3 mi |
| Thomas Mountain | ENE 61° | 286 m | 8.7 mi |
| West Mountain | E 92° | 285 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:45 | 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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury Muni AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Putnam County · 11 mi
- Stamford · 15 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 16 mi
- Briarcliff Manor · 17 mi
- Ossining · 17 mi
- Valhalla · 18 mi
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