Nature reserve · New York
Gurnee Park
Gurnee Park is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Black Rock Mountain stands 421 m to the northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Scenic Overlook, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Rockland County
How to reach it
Coordinates41.18469, -74.03423
- 12.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 15.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 20.5 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 20.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinwheel Vista · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Cliffs
- Scenic Overlook: 0.1 mi
- Pulpit: 6.3 mi
- Claudius Smith Den: 7.0 mi
- Jersey Volunteers: 7.2 mi
- Kitty Corners: 7.2 mi
Parks
- Mount Ivy County Park: 0.8 mi
- Kennedy - Dells County Park: 2.1 mi
- Kennedy-Dells Park: 2.2 mi
- Zukor Park: 2.5 mi
- Historical Society of Rockland County Grounds: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- Cheesecote Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Horse Chock Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Limekiln Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Eagle Rock: 2.3 mi
- Little Tor: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
- J J Wood Saw Mill: 2.5 mi
- Vickers & Sons Bell: 2.7 mi
- New City Welcome area and fountain: 3.5 mi
- Kevin Landau Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Treason Site: 4.7 mi
Museums
- Blauvelt Homestead: 2.6 mi
- History Center Museum: 2.7 mi
- KinoSaito Arts Center: 6.2 mi
- Suffern Railroad Museum: 7.9 mi
- Mahwah Museum: 8.5 mi
Artworks
- Brickhead Truth: 3.8 mi
- Arc: 8.6 mi
- River Arch: 8.7 mi
- Tappan Zee: 9.2 mi
- Approach: 9.2 mi
Gardens
- 9/11 Memorial Garden: 4.4 mi
- Herbert Kurz Peace Garden: 4.5 mi
- Memorial Park Butterfly Garden: 9.1 mi
- Ossining Organic Community Garden: 9.4 mi
- Peabody Monarch Garden: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Wayne-Washington Lookout: 5.3 mi
- George's Island Park: 6.0 mi
- Montrose Point State Forest: 6.2 mi
- Oscawana Island Nature Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Oscawana Preserve: 6.7 mi
Attractions
- Bowling Rocks: 6.4 mi
- Town of Ramapo Challenger Learning Center: 6.5 mi
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 7.3 mi
- Timp-Torne Trail: 7.6 mi
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 43
- Old Sebago Beach: 5.2 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 5.2 mi
- New Sebago Beach: 5.6 mi
- Brick Beach: 6.0 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach Club: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 15
- Kakiat Park: 5.0 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Area B: 16.6 mi
- Duck Pond Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Area C: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 11.1 mi
- Mine Hole Falls: 14.6 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 17.2 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 18.1 mi
- Chikahoki Falls: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Doodletown: 8.1 mi
- Monksville: 14.4 mi
- New City Village: 21.9 mi
- Dicktown: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Wallkill Rest Area: 24.5 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Gurnee Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Rock Mountain | NW 307° | 421 m | 6.5 mi |
| Fingerboard Mountain | NNW 327° | 420 m | 6.6 mi |
| Hogencamp Mountain North | NW 319° | 417 m | 6.5 mi |
| Hogencamp Mountain | NW 315° | 407 m | 6.4 mi |
| Goshen Mountain | NNW 342° | 396 m | 6.4 mi |
| Surebridge Mountain | NW 314° | 391 m | 6.9 mi |
| Rockhouse Mountain | NW 321° | 387 m | 4.8 mi |
| Tom Jones Mountain | WNW 298° | 387 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yorktown HTS 1W, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Rockland County · 2 mi
- New City · 3 mi
- Stony Point · 4 mi
- Monsey · 5 mi
- Spring Valley · 5 mi
- Nanuet · 6 mi
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