Nature reserve · New York
Horse Pound Brook Unit
Horse Pound Brook Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. Mount Egbert stands 405 m to the north, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Buck Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 26 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
Coordinates41.47676, -73.69410
- 26.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 25.7 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
- 28.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Little Buck Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Big Buck Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Nimham Mount: 1.9 mi
- Bare Hill: 2.4 mi
- Miller Hill: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Kent Hills Unit: 1.2 mi
- Dean Pond Unit: 1.4 mi
- Adams Unit: 1.7 mi
- Big Buck State Forest: 1.8 mi
- Mount Nimham Unit: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Hill and Dale Community Park: 2.8 mi
- Ryan's Field: 2.8 mi
- CornerStone Park: 3.5 mi
- Crane Road: 4.4 mi
- Sycamore Park: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
- Sybil Ludington Statue: 3.8 mi
- Old Bet Elephant Statue: 10.3 mi
- chimney: 11.2 mi
- The Mt. Beacon Eight: 12.1 mi
- American revolution signal Beacon monument: 13.0 mi
Artworks
- greek letter pi: 13.2 mi
- Lesser Evil: 14.7 mi
- General Patton: 14.8 mi
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower: 14.8 mi
- Washington Monument: 14.9 mi
Museums: 50
- Great Buddha Hall: 5.2 mi
- Van Wyck Homestead Museum: 10.6 mi
- Schoolhouse Museum: 11.4 mi
- Hammond Museum: 11.6 mi
- Magazzino: 11.9 mi
Gardens: 43
- Personal Gardens: 6.0 mi
- Garden: 12.9 mi
- Boscobel Gardens: 13.5 mi
- Garden Of Ideas: 13.8 mi
- Haldane School Garden: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Upper Falls: 8.6 mi
- Lower Falls: 8.7 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 10.3 mi
- Cascades: 17.7 mi
- LG waterfall: 18.4 mi
Beaches: 13
- Tonetta Lake Beach: 5.8 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 6.3 mi
- Canopus Beach: 6.8 mi
- Pine Ledge: 11.2 mi
- South Beach: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 12
- Watchtower Educational Center: 6.3 mi
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 12.9 mi
- New Milford Tank: 16.2 mi
- Dover Stone Church: 18.9 mi
- Bedford Village Historic District: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Kelly Slide: 14.6 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 14.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 15.6 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 17.4 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 5.0 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 5.2 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 10.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Princess circle picnic site: 13.6 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 16.0 mi
- Pell Hill: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dicktown: 4.2 mi
- Doodletown: 20.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 16.7 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Horse Pound Brook Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Egbert | N 1° | 405 m | 6.0 mi |
| Observatory Hill | NE 46° | 405 m | 11.0 mi |
| Depot Hill | N 8° | 398 m | 6.9 mi |
| Nimham Mount | WSW 237° | 388 m | 1.9 mi |
| Birch Hill | ENE 66° | 386 m | 7.7 mi |
| Round Mountain | WNW 282° | 380 m | 8.2 mi |
| Cranberry Mountain | ENE 75° | 376 m | 7.1 mi |
| West Mountain | NNE 22° | 373 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:44 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 35 | 47 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel 4N, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/424227618
Day trips start here
- Putnam County · 4 mi
- Cold Spring · 14 mi
- Highlands · 17 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 21 mi
- Stony Point · 23 mi
- Briarcliff Manor · 24 mi
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