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MacGibbon Hollow Unit

MacGibbon Hollow Unit from directly overhead

MacGibbon Hollow Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 560 m. Craig Hill stands 811 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Launt Hollow Unit, a nature reserve 2.2 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 21 miles off.

What to expect

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.20968, -75.05159

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks: 36
Museums: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • Russell Brook Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Tompkins Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 23.0 mi
  • Stratton Falls: 23.4 mi
  • Jensen Cascade: 24.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 3.3 mi
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 11.3 mi
  • Sidney Veterans Memorial Park: 19.3 mi
  • Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 21.9 mi
Attractions: 4
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • East Branch Rest Area: 15.9 mi
  • Roscoe: 21.8 mi
Artworks: 2
  • statue of liberty replica: 16.7 mi
  • Beamoc Trout: 20.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Piped Spring: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of MacGibbon Hollow Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Craig HillE 86°811 m10.3 mi
Prospect HillSE 130°783 m5.1 mi
Starkweather HillS 180°776 m5.7 mi
Brock MountainSE 145°766 m13.3 mi
Brock MountainSE 145°763 m13.3 mi
Bryden HillSE 131°758 m8.5 mi
Boomhower HillENE 58°757 m11.8 mi
Brace HillSSE 162°752 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:2519:5820:41
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2615:4616:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331435462676659483728
Precip in3.52.63.54.24.25.04.55.14.64.73.73.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walton 2, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/802320915

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