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Heath’s Shady Lawn Dairy Farm

Heath’s Shady Lawn Dairy Farm from directly overhead

Heath’s Shady Lawn Dairy Farm is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Henry Hill stands 659 m to the west, 21 miles off. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 14 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Bethlehem
Getting there

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Coordinates42.58172, -73.79456

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Maple Ridge Town Park: 1.2 mi
  • Magee Park: 2.5 mi
  • Elm Avenue Town Park: 2.8 mi
  • Elm Avenue Town Park: 2.8 mi
  • Henry Hudson Park: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums: 46
Waterfalls: 37
Gardens: 34
  • Friendship Garden: 4.3 mi
  • South End Butterfly Sanctuary: 4.5 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 4.7 mi
  • Yolles Contemplation Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Class of 1969 Medicinal Garden: 4.8 mi
Artworks: 29
  • bridge pylons mural: 4.4 mi
  • U Haul Truck: 4.7 mi
  • Labyrinth: 4.9 mi
  • Untitled: 5.0 mi
  • Triangles and Arches: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 27
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 4.7 mi
  • Dutch Apple Cruises: 4.7 mi
  • USS Slater: 4.8 mi
  • New York State Executive Mansion Tour: 4.8 mi
  • New York State Museum Carousel: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 11.2 mi
  • Crystal Cliff: 11.3 mi
  • High Rocks: 12.5 mi
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 12.7 mi
  • Leaning Tower: 12.7 mi
Beaches: 7
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 0.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 7.6 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 20.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Bathtub Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 22.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Heath’s Shady Lawn Dairy Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Henry HillW 264°659 m20.6 mi
North HillW 262°606 m19.7 mi
Unchachogue CreekW 271°597 m19.8 mi
Perigo HillENE 70°571 m17.8 mi
Buck RockE 80°562 m20.9 mi
The GipfelENE 78°561 m16.9 mi
Filkins HillW 275°550 m14.7 mi
Johnson HillE 88°537 m16.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:1819:5420:37
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2315:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455665696860493829
Precip in2.62.23.33.63.34.33.94.43.94.62.93.5

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1464016698

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