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Island Preserve

Island Preserve from directly overhead

Island Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 254 m. Frost Hill stands 696 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelsey Field, a park 0.6 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 28 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Genesee Valley Conservancy

How to reach it

Coordinates42.80626, -77.80430

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kelsey Field: 0.6 mi
  • Highland Park: 0.7 mi
  • Village Park: 1.1 mi
  • Boyd-Parker State Park: 3.6 mi
  • Long Point Park: 4.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 41
Nature reserves: 26
Attractions: 25
  • Grumman F6F Hellcat (Replica): 2.2 mi
  • Minnehans Fun Center: 5.0 mi
  • Marion Steam Shovel: 14.5 mi
  • Ira Bond Home site: 16.6 mi
  • Rolling Hills Asylum: 17.4 mi
Artworks: 21
Museums: 18
Waterfalls: 11
  • Fall Brook Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Triphammer Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Keshequa Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Reynolds Gully Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Honeoye Falls: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Spencer J. Roemer Arboretum: 1.5 mi
  • Honeoye Falls Community Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Growing Places Community Garden: 17.7 mi
  • RIT Community Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Bergen Community Garden: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Geneseo Rest Area: 5.6 mi
  • Mount Morris Rest Area: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • St Helena Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
  • Parade Grounds Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Bristol Harbour Beach: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Island Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frost HillESE 110°696 m19.5 mi
Canadice HillESE 121°671 m16.9 mi
Cleveland HillESE 115°671 m21.2 mi
Worden HillESE 105°666 m19.9 mi
High Point HillESE 121°659 m21.4 mi
Quail HillESE 108°654 m18.5 mi
East HillS 188°623 m21.1 mi
Frog HillS 184°611 m18.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4619:24
June solstice05:3420:1120:54
September equinox06:5918:3319:10
December solstice07:3915:5516:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232633455866706962514030
Precip in1.91.52.12.73.13.84.13.33.03.12.32.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Morris 2 W, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1445451474

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