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Johnny Cake Lane Unit

Johnny Cake Lane Unit from directly overhead

Johnny Cake Lane Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 549 m. Balsam Lake Mountain stands 1,136 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Hubbell Hill Hollow Unit, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.18374, -74.66875

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
  • Fleischmann Athletic Park: 7.1 mi
  • Kirkside Park: 9.0 mi
  • Smith Park: 10.4 mi
  • Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 11.6 mi
  • Big Indian Park: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 14
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 11
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Pratt Rock: 15.3 mi
  • Rail Explorers: 19.8 mi
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 20.4 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 21.7 mi
  • Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 23.0 mi
Artworks: 5
Springs: 4
  • Piped Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Piped Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Devil's Acre spring: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Belleayre Beach: 10.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Roscoe: 20.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Johnny Cake Lane Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Balsam Lake MountainSSE 158°1,136 m10.3 mi
Millbrook RidgeSSE 169°1,080 m9.3 mi
Dry Brook RidgeSE 146°1,058 m5.9 mi
Woodpecker RidgeSSE 165°1,057 m10.3 mi
Belleayre Gondola PeakESE 116°1,046 m8.6 mi
South BearpenENE 64°1,040 m10.0 mi
Bearpen FlatsENE 67°1,036 m9.4 mi
Southwest BearpenENE 65°1,035 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2319:5720:39
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2515:4516:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445563676659483728
Precip in3.22.83.74.04.04.94.84.34.84.73.73.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Delhi 2 SE, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/424228639

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