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Louden Point Unit

Louden Point Unit from directly overhead

Louden Point Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 111 m. Turkey Mountain stands 253 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is High Point, a peak 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 2.2 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.08323, -73.72594

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • High Point: 0.2 mi
  • Cooney Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Kennelwood Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Reynolds Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Round Hill: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
  • Kensico Dam Plaza: 2.3 mi
  • Davis Brook Park: 2.5 mi
  • Silver Lake Park: 2.5 mi
  • John A. Passidomo Veterans Park: 2.9 mi
  • Miller Hill Park: 2.9 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Stream Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Birch Grove: 3.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 3.6 mi
  • Fall Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Grass Garden: 3.7 mi
Cliffs
Attractions
Artworks
  • José Martí: 6.1 mi
  • Pollinator Pathway Mural: 6.7 mi
  • The Millenium Sundial: 7.2 mi
  • Current: 7.3 mi
  • Converging Vistas: 7.3 mi
Beaches
Picnic sites: 19
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 8.6 mi
  • The Meadow: 9.8 mi
  • Excelsior Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
  • Alpine picnic area: 13.7 mi
  • Pell Hill: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Farms Falls: 6.4 mi
  • The Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Cascade: 18.2 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Cascade: 20.2 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 13.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 13.1 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 23.7 mi
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 16.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Louden Point Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey MountainNNW 342°253 m12.0 mi
High TorWNW 300°244 m14.4 mi
Dickerson MountainNNW 329°237 m14.2 mi
French HillNNW 344°236 m13.2 mi
Mount AspetongNNE 23°229 m10.8 mi
Guard HillN 9°226 m8.5 mi
Fox HillNNE 31°223 m13.6 mi
Cat HillNNW 348°221 m12.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2319:5020:32
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:1715:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239506069747265544435
Precip in3.22.54.14.23.94.34.14.44.94.33.64.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westchester CO AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/697651504

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