Nature reserve · New York
Hunterbrook Preserve
Hunterbrook Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. Bald Mountain stands 341 m to the west, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Fox Den Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Westchester Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.27219, -73.84282
- 14.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 15.7 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 18.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fox Den Park: 0.7 mi
- Hunterbrook Field: 1.0 mi
- Cortlandt Community Recreation Area: 1.3 mi
- Westchester County Parkland: 1.4 mi
- Deer Hollow Park: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- Quarry: 1.4 mi
- Quarry: 1.5 mi
- Quarry Entrance: 1.5 mi
- Old Quarry House Ruins: 1.6 mi
- Mining Operations Ruins: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Dickerson Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Salt Hill: 1.9 mi
- Snake Hill: 2.1 mi
- French Hill: 2.5 mi
- Collaberg Mountain: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Hemlock Brook Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Sylvan Glen Park Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Furnace Brook Headwater Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Turkey Mountain West Unit: 2.6 mi
- New Croton Unit: 2.9 mi
Museums
- The Peekskill Museum: 4.2 mi
- Lincoln Depot Museum: 4.6 mi
- Schoolhouse Museum: 5.6 mi
- KinoSaito Arts Center: 6.1 mi
- Old Croton Aqueduct Sing Sing Kill Weir Chamber: 7.6 mi
Artworks
- Arc: 4.8 mi
- River Arch: 8.1 mi
- Brickhead Truth: 8.3 mi
- General Patton: 10.1 mi
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower: 10.2 mi
Gardens
- Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Ossining Organic Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Formal Garden: 9.6 mi
- Potting Garden: 9.7 mi
- Merestead Formal Garden: 9.7 mi
Cliffs: 59
- Hell Hole: 8.6 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 11.6 mi
- Raven's Rock: 12.2 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 12.5 mi
- Castle Rock: 13.7 mi
Attractions: 28
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 5.8 mi
- Timp-Torne Trail: 6.4 mi
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 7.0 mi
- Bedford Village Historic District: 11.4 mi
- Headless Horseman Bridge Sign: 12.6 mi
Beaches: 25
- Brick Beach: 6.0 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 7.2 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 9.8 mi
- Canopus Beach: 13.7 mi
- New Sebago Beach: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 13.3 mi
- Pell Hill: 13.5 mi
- Kakiat Park: 16.6 mi
- The Meadow: 18.5 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Farms Falls: 15.6 mi
- Sheep Falls: 20.5 mi
- Cascade: 20.7 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 22.6 mi
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Danbury Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 21.6 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Doodletown: 8.5 mi
- Dicktown: 14.5 mi
- Cuties Island: 23.8 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 23.7 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 23.7 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Hunterbrook Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | W 276° | 341 m | 7.8 mi |
| The Timp | W 272° | 332 m | 8.2 mi |
| Dunderberg Mountain | W 277° | 325 m | 7.5 mi |
| Denning Hill | NNW 335° | 309 m | 7.7 mi |
| Fort Defiance Hill | NNW 337° | 304 m | 7.9 mi |
| Piano Mountain | N 9° | 299 m | 5.2 mi |
| Senior Hill | NE 38° | 292 m | 8.4 mi |
| Tinker Hill | N 5° | 285 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yorktown HTS 1W, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1190957947
Day trips start here
- Croton-on-Hudson · 5 mi
- Briarcliff Manor · 8 mi
- Ossining · 8 mi
- Highlands · 9 mi
- Stony Point · 9 mi
- Cold Spring · 12 mi
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