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Jennings Preserve

Jennings Preserve from directly overhead

Jennings Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a recorded elevation of 55 m. Reynolds Hill stands 180 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is William and Joyce O'Neil, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 15 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
55 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.88281, -73.46057

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Nature reserves
Beaches
Museums
Parks
Artworks
Gardens
  • Rose Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Crucifix Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Walled Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Organic Demonstration Site #1: 3.1 mi
  • Victorian Garden: 3.8 mi
Attractions
Peaks
  • Sagamore Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 3.9 mi
  • Mill Neck Peak: 4.5 mi
  • West Hills: 4.8 mi
  • Jayne's Hill: 5.0 mi
Picnic sites: 29
  • Lower Education Area: 2.6 mi
  • Upper Education Area: 2.7 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 5.1 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 5.1 mi
  • Birches: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 3
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 9.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 16.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Jennings Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reynolds HillNW 314°180 m22.3 mi
Round HillNW 324°172 m18.9 mi
Cooney HillNW 317°170 m20.7 mi
Comstock KnollN 360°164 m22.3 mi
Kennelwood HillNW 310°156 m20.1 mi
Huckleberry HillsN 358°141 m21.3 mi
Canoe HillN 357°140 m19.6 mi
Jayne's HillSSE 158°122 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2319:4820:30
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 °F313339506069757367564637
Precip in3.73.14.24.13.94.33.84.34.74.33.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 5 mi away.

  • Atlantic Horseshoe Crab60 obs
  • Nassaquatuck Seapill58 obs
  • garlic mustard43 obs
  • Atlantic Ribbed Mussel36 obs
  • lesser celandine34 obs
  • Great Egret30 obs
  • Mute Swan29 obs
  • Canada Goose28 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/480514288

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