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Jane B. Francke Bird Sanctuary

Jane B. Francke Bird Sanctuary from directly overhead

Jane B. Francke Bird Sanctuary is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 62 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Nassau Hall, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 16 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Village of Brookville

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.82161, -73.55361

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Brookville Nature Park: 0.8 mi
  • Ellen Park S-13: 1.9 mi
  • Riggs Park: 2.1 mi
  • Fern Drive Park J-8: 2.1 mi
  • Matthew D. Lynch Field J-2: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
  • St. Joseph and Jesus: 2.8 mi
  • The Outside In: 2.8 mi
  • St. Mary: 2.8 mi
  • St. Mary and Jesus: 2.9 mi
  • Orpheus and Eurydice: 2.9 mi
Museums
Beaches
Peaks
Attractions
Picnic sites: 34
  • Picnic Area A & B: 3.7 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 3.8 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 4.1 mi
  • Upper Education Area: 4.1 mi
  • Birches: 6.4 mi
Cliffs: 12
Lighthouses: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • The Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Farms Falls: 21.2 mi
  • The Loch: 21.3 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 24.3 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 12.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 21.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 21.0 mi
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Jane B. Francke Bird Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buttermilk HillNW 326°211 m24.0 mi
Reynolds HillNNW 330°180 m22.6 mi
Round HillNNW 342°172 m20.5 mi
Cooney HillNNW 334°170 m21.4 mi
Kennelwood HillNNW 328°156 m20.0 mi
Kykuit HillNW 321°147 m23.9 mi
Beaver HillNW 320°140 m22.2 mi
Hackley HillNW 318°140 m23.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:06
June solstice05:2419:4920:30
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1615:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536271777569584840
Precip in3.73.04.43.83.13.84.03.94.14.03.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1436514092

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