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Israel Wittman Sanctuary

Israel Wittman Sanctuary from directly overhead

Israel Wittman Sanctuary is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 123 m. Plateau Mountain stands 1,169 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is High Woods Multiple Use Area, a park 0.8 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Woodstock Land Conservancy

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.02259, -74.03976

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • High Woods Multiple Use Area: 0.8 mi
  • Andy Lee Field: 4.3 mi
  • Woodstock Waterfall Park: 4.3 mi
  • Charles Street Park: 4.5 mi
  • The Comeau Property: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Waterfalls: 60
  • Glenerie Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Glenerie Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Glenerie Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Glenerie Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Glenerie Falls: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 35
Cliffs: 34
  • Ministers Face: 4.7 mi
  • Snake Rocks Cliff: 5.9 mi
  • Trap Cliff: 6.0 mi
  • The "Great" Cliffs: 6.9 mi
  • Hawks Rocks: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 25
Gardens: 23
  • Rough Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Formal Gardens: 6.2 mi
  • Ellipse: 6.3 mi
  • Blithewood Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Clinton Avenue U.M.C. Community Garden: 6.6 mi
Beaches: 21
  • Ulster Landing Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Saugerties Beach: 5.6 mi
  • West Landing: 5.9 mi
  • South Landing: 6.0 mi
  • Kingston Point Beach: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Hudson River Cruises: 7.8 mi
  • Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 12.3 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 12.8 mi
  • Rail Explorers: 14.3 mi
  • The Old Game Farm: 15.0 mi
Springs: 7
  • Devil's Acre spring: 13.9 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 14.4 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 14.4 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Israel Wittman Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Plateau MountainNW 319°1,168.91 m10.5 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNW 323°1,160 m9.4 mi
Kaaterskill High PeakNNW 348°1,113.13 m9.9 mi
Twin MountainNNW 327°1,112.52 m8.5 mi
Twin Mountain South SummitNNW 327°1,085 m8.0 mi
Indian Head MountainNNW 329°1,083 m7.5 mi
Roundtop MountainNNW 344°1,056.13 m10.5 mi
Olderbark MountainNW 309°1,048 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2119:5420:36
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2215:4316:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431435463686660483828
Precip in4.94.05.75.24.86.05.56.36.37.04.97.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Platte Clove, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/954430865

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