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Hearst Mead Preserve

Hearst Mead Preserve from directly overhead

Hearst Mead Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the east-northeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Halmi Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.

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Coordinates41.31760, -73.57737

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Mountain Lakes Park: 1.0 mi
  • Sturges Park: 1.7 mi
  • Mamanasco Cliffs: 2.4 mi
  • TLPOA Beach (private): 2.6 mi
  • Sachem Park & Field: 2.7 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens: 57
Beaches: 46
  • Mamanasco Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Mahopac Hills Beach: 10.1 mi
  • South Beach: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 31
  • Annunaki: 4.5 mi
  • greek letter pi: 9.3 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 9.3 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 10.5 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 23
Waterfalls: 16
  • Sheep Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Cascade: 8.6 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Cascade: 10.1 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 4.0 mi
  • Pell Hill: 4.3 mi
  • The Meadow: 13.4 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 17.2 mi
  • Oak Grove: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Danbury Rest Area: 5.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 14.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 14.6 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 17.5 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 5.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Hearst Mead Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainENE 63°304 m5.2 mi
Bailey MountainESE 106°299.314 m1.4 mi
Moses MountainENE 63°296 m6.5 mi
Senior HillWNW 292°292 m9.3 mi
Barlow MountainE 82°290 m4.1 mi
Watermelon HillWNW 294°290 m8.1 mi
Thomas MountainENE 62°286 m7.1 mi
West MountainESE 109°285 m2.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2219:5020:32
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1815:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867727063524132
Precip in3.12.73.93.73.84.54.54.64.84.53.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/482965520

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