Nature reserve · Connecticut
Mccabe
Mccabe is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Mount Aspetong stands 229 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Delacorte/Hubbard Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 1.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Greenwich Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.02677, -73.65029
- 1.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 6.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 13.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Delacorte/Hubbard Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Admiral Sir Gordon Ramsey Sanctuary: 0.4 mi
- Caroline Place: 0.6 mi
- Island Beach: 1.1 mi
- Bressler Preserve: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Pemberwick Park: 0.3 mi
- Pemberwick Park: 0.3 mi
- Western Greenwich Civic Center Park: 1.0 mi
- Brookside Playground: 1.0 mi
- Greenwich Municipal Center Historic District: 1.0 mi
Attractions
- Bush-Lyon Homestead: 1.3 mi
- Darien Arts Center: 9.1 mi
- Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 9.3 mi
- House Of Sports: 10.5 mi
- Rowayton Dog Park: 11.4 mi
Museums
- Bruce Museum: 1.5 mi
- Bruce Museum: 1.7 mi
- Putnam Cottage Museum: 1.8 mi
- MNH Outpost: 2.1 mi
- Greenwich Historical Society: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
- Greenwich Civil War Monument: 1.6 mi
- Spanish American War Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Korean War Veterans Memorial: 1.9 mi
- War Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
- Civil War Monument Park: 2.2 mi
Artworks
- José Martí: 1.6 mi
- The Millenium Sundial: 1.9 mi
- Pollinator Pathway Mural: 2.0 mi
- Stamford Cone: 5.8 mi
- Samford Sign: 5.9 mi
Gardens
- South Lake Walk: 2.1 mi
- East Woodland Walk: 2.3 mi
- West Woodland Walk: 2.3 mi
- Water Lily Garden: 2.3 mi
- Grass Garden: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- South Ridge: 2.2 mi
- Palmer Hill: 5.0 mi
- Round Hill: 5.5 mi
- High Point: 5.6 mi
- Kennelwood Hill: 6.3 mi
Beaches
- Hawthorne Beach: 2.7 mi
- Harbor Point Beach: 3.1 mi
- Uncas Point Beach: 4.4 mi
- Rye Beach: 4.5 mi
- Oakland Beach: 4.8 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Reserved Picnic Site: 4.4 mi
- The Meadow: 8.7 mi
- Upper Education Area: 13.1 mi
- Lower Education Area: 13.2 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Raven's Rock: 9.9 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 11.1 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 11.6 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Farms Falls: 7.0 mi
- The Falls: 13.8 mi
- Cascade: 18.2 mi
- Sheep Falls: 18.4 mi
- Cascade: 20.0 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 5.7 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 5.7 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 11.0 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 11.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 11.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 11.0 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 11.0 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 23.3 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 7.3 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Mccabe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Aspetong | N 1° | 229 m | 13.9 mi |
| Guard Hill | NNW 348° | 226 m | 12.6 mi |
| Chappaqua Hill | NNW 328° | 219 m | 11.7 mi |
| Sarles Hill | NW 320° | 216 m | 11.1 mi |
| Hook Mountain | WNW 295° | 214 m | 15.4 mi |
| McKesson Hill | NNW 331° | 213 m | 12.6 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | NW 305° | 211 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Nebo | W 276° | 208 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westchester CO AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43399928
Day trips start here
- Port Chester · 2 mi
- Rye Brook · 2 mi
- Purchase · 3 mi
- Harrison · 4 mi
- Rye · 4 mi
- Mamaroneck · 7 mi
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