Nature reserve · New York
Hinkley Unit
Hinkley Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 550 m. Bearpen Mountain stands 1,098 m to the east-northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Roxbury Run Unit, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
Coordinates42.23989, -74.61239
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Roxbury Run Unit: 1.2 mi
- Middletown Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 2.2 mi
- Hawk Hollow Unit: 2.4 mi
- Boulder Hill Unit: 2.8 mi
- Hubbell Hill Hollow Unit: 2.9 mi
Peaks
- Cator Roundtop: 2.3 mi
- Hubbell Hill: 2.5 mi
- Plattekill Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Red Kill Ridge: 3.9 mi
- Kenyon Mountain: 4.0 mi
Parks: 20
- Kirkside Park: 4.2 mi
- Fleischmann Athletic Park: 7.0 mi
- Smith Park: 10.1 mi
- Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 10.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Stratton Falls: 1.7 mi
- Hardenburg Falls: 10.7 mi
- Red Falls: 12.3 mi
- Manor Kill Falls: 13.4 mi
- Tompkins Falls: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Pine Hill Honor Roll: 10.1 mi
- Burroughs Monument: 11.3 mi
- Post WWII Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 13.6 mi
- ETS Relay (Ruin): 14.2 mi
Museums: 10
- Zadock Pratt Museum: 10.6 mi
- Pratt Museum: 10.6 mi
- Gilboa Museum: 13.8 mi
- New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 16.3 mi
- Lansing Manor House: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Pratt Rocks: 11.4 mi
- Giant Ledge: 17.8 mi
- Cornell Crack: 21.0 mi
- Devils Tombstone: 21.7 mi
- Money Point: 21.9 mi
Springs: 5
- Piped Spring: 13.5 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 20.2 mi
- Table Mountain Spring: 21.8 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 22.9 mi
- Piped Spring: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 4
- Pratt Rock: 10.8 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 18.2 mi
- Rail Explorers: 19.1 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 21.2 mi
Artworks: 4
- Winnisook: 12.7 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 18.7 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 19.7 mi
- Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Belleayre Beach: 10.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Hinkley Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bearpen Mountain | ENE 76° | 1,098 m | 7.3 mi |
| Vly Mountain | E 87° | 1,079.3 m | 8.5 mi |
| North Bearpen Mountain | ENE 71° | 1,076 m | 7.0 mi |
| Dry Brook Ridge | S 177° | 1,058 m | 8.8 mi |
| Roundtop | ENE 59° | 1,052 m | 7.3 mi |
| Belleayre Gondola Peak | SSE 148° | 1,046 m | 9.1 mi |
| South Bearpen | E 86° | 1,040 m | 6.2 mi |
| Bearpen Flats | E 92° | 1,036 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:56 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:45 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Delhi 2 SE, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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