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Louis C. Clark Sanctuary

Louis C. Clark Sanctuary from directly overhead

Louis C. Clark Sanctuary is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Brookville 9/11 Memorial, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 13 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1965
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
North Shore Land Alliance
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.82083, -73.61589

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Greely Square Park G-3: 0.7 mi
  • Roslyn Harbor Pond Park: 1.2 mi
  • Riggs Park: 1.2 mi
  • Francis M. Gaynor Park G-5: 1.2 mi
  • Glenwood Park: 1.8 mi
Gardens
  • Stecklow Gardens: 1.1 mi
  • Windward Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Formal Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Dr. James N. Trousdell and Dr. Marjorie R. Allen Memorial Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Knole Garden: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Peaks
  • Harbor Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Mill Neck Peak: 5.3 mi
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 6.6 mi
  • Queens High Point: 6.9 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 7.4 mi
Beaches
  • Harry Tappen Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Sea Cliff Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Beacon Hill Residences Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Sands Point Village Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Baxter Estates Village Beach: 4.5 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Picnic sites: 37
  • Lindens B: 6.6 mi
  • Upper Education Area: 6.6 mi
  • Lindens A: 6.6 mi
  • West Lindens: 6.6 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 13
Lighthouses: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • The Falls: 12.6 mi
  • The Loch: 18.1 mi
  • Farms Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 15.7 mi
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 21.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 21.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Louis C. Clark Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buttermilk HillNNW 333°211 m22.4 mi
Mount NeboNW 314°208 m22.6 mi
Reynolds HillNNW 338°180 m21.2 mi
Round HillN 351°172 m19.8 mi
Cooney HillNNW 343°170 m20.3 mi
Kennelwood HillNNW 337°156 m18.6 mi
Kykuit HillNNW 327°147 m22.1 mi
Beaver HillNNW 327°140 m20.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2419:4920:30
September equinox06:4318:1718:53
December solstice07:1615:4716:30

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, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Spotted Lanternfly24 obs
  • garlic mustard19 obs
  • lesser celandine18 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee16 obs
  • Canada Goose15 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle14 obs
  • American tuliptree13 obs
  • American Robin12 obs

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1061467208

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