Nature reserve · New York
Hunt's Woods Park
Hunt's Woods Park is a nature reserve in New York, at a recorded elevation of 31 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bronxville Giving Garden, a garden 0.3 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 0.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 31 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Mount Vernon
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates40.93016, -73.82766
- 0.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 5.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 10.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Bronxville Giving Garden: 0.3 mi
- Walled Garden: 4.0 mi
- 211th Street Block Association Garden: 4.1 mi
- The Bainbridge Avenue Garden: 5.0 mi
- Pure Love Organic Farms: 5.2 mi
Parks
- Scout Field: 0.4 mi
- Fleetwood Park: 0.6 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 0.6 mi
- Bronxville Dog Park: 1.0 mi
- Andrews Court: 1.0 mi
Museums
- Marble School House: 0.9 mi
- Thomas Paine Cottage and Museum: 1.9 mi
- Hudson River Museum: 4.0 mi
- Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum: 4.2 mi
- Museum of Bronx History: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Glenwood Lake Park: 1.6 mi
- Titus Mill Pond State Tidal Wetlands: 3.4 mi
- Sprain Ridge Park: 3.7 mi
- Sheldrake River Trails: 3.8 mi
- Sheldrake River Trails: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
- Pelham Veteran's Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Thomas Paine Monument: 1.9 mi
- Jacob Leisler Monument: 1.9 mi
- Bethlahem Plaque: 2.7 mi
- World War I Memorial: 3.0 mi
Artworks
- The Light of the World: 1.9 mi
- The Perennial Village: 2.0 mi
- 242 St. station: 2.8 mi
- Welcome to Woodlawn Mural: 3.0 mi
- Farragut Monument: 3.3 mi
Beaches
- Hudson Park Beach: 3.5 mi
- Hudson Park Beach: 3.5 mi
- Glen Island: 4.0 mi
- Manor Beach: 4.2 mi
- Huylers Beach: 5.2 mi
Attractions
- Tillotson Steps: 3.7 mi
- Cherry Bowl: 4.0 mi
- Temple of Love: 4.0 mi
- Trevor Park: 4.0 mi
- Rock and Stream Garden: 4.0 mi
Peaks
- Vault Hill: 4.0 mi
- Bronx High Point: 4.5 mi
- Marble Hill: 5.7 mi
- Tetards Hill: 5.8 mi
- Spuyten Duyvil Hill: 5.9 mi
Cliffs
- The Palisades: 5.0 mi
- Palisades: 5.2 mi
- Palisades: 6.5 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Raven's Rock: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Alpine picnic area: 4.9 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 10.5 mi
- Street Seats: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- The Falls: 3.0 mi
- The Loch: 11.6 mi
- Farms Falls: 17.4 mi
- Great Falls: 18.5 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 19.1 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Execution Rocks Light: 5.9 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 6.8 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 16.0 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 16.0 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 12.9 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 19.4 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 22.4 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Hunt's Woods Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | W 278° | 268 m | 19.5 mi |
| High Tor | NNW 338° | 244 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | W 277° | 230 m | 19.5 mi |
| South Mountain | NNW 338° | 220 m | 19.2 mi |
| Chappaqua Hill | N 10° | 219 m | 16.9 mi |
| Sarles Hill | N 8° | 216 m | 15.3 mi |
| Hook Mountain | NNW 340° | 214 m | 14.0 mi |
| McKesson Hill | N 10° | 213 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dobbs Ferry-ardsley, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/755050175
Day trips start here
- Bronxville · 1 mi
- Mount Vernon · 1 mi
- Eastchester · 2 mi
- New Rochelle · 2 mi
- Pelham · 2 mi
- Tuckahoe · 2 mi
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