Nature reserve · New York
Hawk Valley Preserve
Hawk Valley Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Round Hill stands 172 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. Merritt Parkway passes 18 miles off.
Note: The trail entrance to the preserve is blocked off by a gate owned by the MTA on the preserves property.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Huntington
How to reach it
Coordinates40.83929, -73.44733
- 18.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 21.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 25.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Hawk Valley Preserve: 0.0 mi
- West Rogues Wetlands: 0.1 mi
- West Rogues Wetlands: 0.1 mi
- Froehlich Farms Nature Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Paumanok Wetlands Preserve: 1.3 mi
Gardens
- Organic Demonstration Site #1: 0.6 mi
- Rain Garden Planted August 2012: 3.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.7 mi
- Crucifix Garden: 4.8 mi
- Pine Hollow Cemetery Perennial Garden: 4.9 mi
Parks
- Breezy Park: 0.8 mi
- Peter A. Nelson Park: 0.9 mi
- Stillwell Woods Park: 1.4 mi
- Alfred Walker Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
- Columbia Street Park: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Saw Mill Hill: 1.0 mi
- Col. George Washington Brush: 1.1 mi
- Gail Wilson: 1.2 mi
- Eva and Larry Paul: 1.3 mi
- Tony Coe: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- Dance of the Polypeptides: 1.7 mi
- Charles Darwin: 1.8 mi
- Three Condors: 2.0 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bird Fountain: 3.7 mi
Attractions
- ATCG Tower: 1.7 mi
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 4.9 mi
- Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium: 6.2 mi
- Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 11.4 mi
- Jamaica: 11.5 mi
Peaks
- West Hills: 1.8 mi
- Jayne's Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mannetto Hills: 2.9 mi
- Sagamore Hill: 4.2 mi
- Signal Hill: 4.4 mi
Museums
- Fire House Museum: 2.2 mi
- Preservation Long Islannd: 2.3 mi
- The Whaling Museum & Education Center: 2.3 mi
- Heckscher Museum of Art: 2.8 mi
- The Arsenal: 3.0 mi
Beaches
- Cold Spring Beach: 2.2 mi
- Eagle Dock Beach: 2.6 mi
- Gold Star Battalion Beach: 4.1 mi
- West Neck Beach: 4.7 mi
- Quail Hill Beach: 4.7 mi
Picnic sites: 27
- Picnic Area C: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Area A & B: 2.7 mi
- Lower Education Area: 3.8 mi
- Upper Education Area: 3.8 mi
- Birches: 9.9 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 5.7 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 8.4 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 13.0 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 13.0 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Cooper Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 6.8 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 7.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Long Island Welcome Center: 7.3 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 19.5 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 19.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- The Falls: 20.8 mi
- Farms Falls: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 14.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Hawk Valley Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Hill | NNW 327° | 172 m | 21.7 mi |
| Cooney Hill | NW 321° | 170 m | 23.4 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NW 314° | 156 m | 22.6 mi |
| Huckleberry Hills | N 356° | 141 m | 24.3 mi |
| Canoe Hill | N 356° | 140 m | 22.6 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | SE 145° | 122 m | 2.0 mi |
| Ferris Hill | N 355° | 120 m | 23.1 mi |
| Pine Hill | N 356° | 120 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Oyster Bay · 5 mi
- Bayville · 7 mi
- South Oyster Bay · 7 mi
- Glen Cove · 10 mi
- Nassau County · 10 mi
- Roslyn · 11 mi
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