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Harrison Williams Woods

Harrison Williams Woods from directly overhead

Harrison Williams Woods is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Korean War Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 11 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.90721, -73.56567

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 0.1 mi
  • Mill Neck Peak: 2.3 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 5.3 mi
  • Harbor Hill: 8.4 mi
Gardens
Parks
  • Creek Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Bayville Commons: 0.9 mi
  • Bayville Adventure Park: 0.9 mi
  • Stehli Beach Park: 1.2 mi
  • Soundside Beach: 1.2 mi
Beaches
Artworks
Attractions
Picnic sites: 34
  • Upper Education Area: 4.0 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 4.0 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 6.9 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.9 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
Waterfalls: 5
  • The Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Farms Falls: 15.3 mi
  • The Loch: 22.0 mi
  • Cascade: 23.9 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 14.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 15.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 15.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 24.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Harrison Williams Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buttermilk HillNW 318°211 m19.0 mi
Reynolds HillNW 322°180 m17.3 mi
Round HillNNW 338°172 m14.7 mi
Cooney HillNNW 327°170 m16.0 mi
Kennelwood HillNW 318°156 m14.9 mi
Kykuit HillNW 311°147 m19.2 mi
Beaver HillNW 309°140 m17.6 mi
Canoe HillNNE 14°140 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:06
June solstice05:2319:4920:30
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1615:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339506069757367564637
Precip in3.73.14.24.13.94.33.84.34.74.33.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 10 mi away.

  • Osprey36 obs
  • Eastern Skunk Cabbage30 obs
  • Atlantic Horseshoe Crab27 obs
  • Common Snapping Turtle26 obs
  • Sweet Pepperbush23 obs
  • European Carp21 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull20 obs
  • Tundra Bean Goose16 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/49927839

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