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High Point Preserve

High Point Preserve from directly overhead

High Point Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Mount Tabor stands 74 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Accabonac Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 12 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Peconic Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates40.99436, -72.15907

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • East Hampton Youth Park: 1.1 mi
  • Abrahams Path Recreation Park: 1.1 mi
  • Edith R. Parsons Recreation Area: 1.3 mi
  • Springs Youth Association:: 1.7 mi
  • Pantigo Ballfield: 1.8 mi
Beaches
Historic sites: 38
Museums: 34
Peaks: 33
  • Powder Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Whale Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Hither Hills: 8.7 mi
  • Browns Hills: 13.0 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 14.6 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Water Mill Windmill: 11.7 mi
  • Parking: 11.8 mi
  • Slaves Burying Ground: 11.8 mi
  • watchtower: 12.9 mi
  • Amsterdam Beach Trail: 14.3 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Big Bird: 12.4 mi
  • Lost At Sea: 16.6 mi
  • Sweet Shoppe: 19.6 mi
  • Altmans Needle & Fiber Arts: 19.6 mi
  • Stonehenge Replica: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Rain Garden: 19.6 mi
  • Rock Garden: 21.4 mi
  • West Garden: 21.4 mi
  • East Garden: 21.4 mi
  • Cutting Garden: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of High Point Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TaborN 355°74 m24.9 mi
Flanders HillWSW 251°70 m24.7 mi
Manitock HillN 1°63 m24.9 mi
Obed HeightsNNW 333°60 m24.9 mi
Jacobs PeakNNW 331°55 m24.7 mi
Mullen HillN 0°53 m24.1 mi
Johnnycake HillNNW 339°48 m23.2 mi
Prospect HillENE 72°47 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2519:01
June solstice05:1719:4320:25
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1115:4016:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313238475666727164544436
Precip in4.03.64.94.33.63.93.23.94.84.73.85.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgehampton, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/965215097

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