Katherine Ordway Wildlife Refuge
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
Katherine Ordway Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of -2 m. Pond Hill stands 103 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Gibsons Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 6.0 miles off.
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gibsons Beach: 0.2 mi
- Windmill Beach: 2.6 mi
- Havens Beach: 2.7 mi
- Wade's Beach: 2.8 mi
- Lower Beach: 3.1 mi
- North Haven Tidal Wetlands Area: 2.2 mi
- Little Northwest Creek Tidal Wetland: 2.7 mi
- Linda Gronlund Memorial Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Wilson’s Grove Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Sag Harbor Tidal Wetlands Area: 3.7 mi
- Cedar Point County Park: 2.6 mi
- Mashomack Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Windmill Beach Park: 2.6 mi
- Marine Park: 2.7 mi
- John Steinbeck Waterfront Park: 2.7 mi
- Powder Hill: 3.3 mi
- Browns Hills: 7.9 mi
- Whale Hill: 10.9 mi
- Oregon Hills: 13.3 mi
- Shinnecock Hills: 14.1 mi
- Camp 5 Building (ruins): 3.6 mi
- Ice House (ruins): 4.0 mi
- Trout Ponds (Ruins): 4.9 mi
- May Groot Manson 1859-1917: 7.3 mi
- First Sheep Fold Site 1684: 7.3 mi
- Sag Harbor Fireman's Museum: 2.9 mi
- Custom House: 3.0 mi
- Sag Harbor Whaling Museum: 3.0 mi
- LongHouse Reserve: 5.8 mi
- East End Seaport Maritime Museum: 5.9 mi
- Rain Garden: 13.7 mi
- Rock Garden: 20.1 mi
- West Garden: 20.1 mi
- East Garden: 20.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 20.2 mi
- watchtower: 6.0 mi
- Parking: 6.4 mi
- Slaves Burying Ground: 6.4 mi
- Water Mill Windmill: 9.7 mi
- The Big Duck: 20.0 mi
- Big Bird: 5.6 mi
- Sweet Shoppe: 13.6 mi
- Altmans Needle & Fiber Arts: 13.6 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 17.3 mi
- Stonehenge Replica: 21.9 mi
- Ram Head: 2.6 mi
- Hedges Bank: 3.0 mi
- Jumping-off Hill: 4.2 mi
- Acabonack Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Crow Head: 8.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Powder House: 23.0 mi
- Skate Hut: 23.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 24.9 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 15.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Katherine Ordway Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pond Hill | N 5° | 103 m | 22.7 mi |
| Pumphouse Hill | N 2° | 86 m | 22.8 mi |
| Lord Hill | N 351° | 83 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mares Hill | NNW 339° | 79 m | 22.2 mi |
| Wilson Hill | N 8° | 79 m | 22.3 mi |
| Bills Hill | N 354° | 78 m | 22.8 mi |
| Oswegatchie Hill | N 11° | 77 m | 22.3 mi |
| Artillery Hill | N 3° | 76 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:40 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 32 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgehampton, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Old Saybrook · 18 mi
- Old Lyme · 19 mi
- East Lyme · 22 mi
- Essex · 22 mi
- Waterford · 23 mi
- New London · 24 mi
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