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Mianus River Gorge Preserve

Mianus River Gorge Preserve from directly overhead

Mianus River Gorge Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 151 m. Bailey Mountain stands 299 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Cat Rocks Park, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 5.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
The Nature Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.17171, -73.62117

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Bedford Village Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
  • Dorothy Heroy Park: 3.2 mi
  • Pound Ridge Town Park: 3.4 mi
  • Sach's Park: 3.9 mi
  • Scofieldtown Park: 3.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Foundation of former fire tower: 3.3 mi
  • Meyer Estate House Ruins: 4.2 mi
  • 911 Arch: 4.4 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 6.0 mi
  • Plaque for William Ward, Founder of the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation: 6.1 mi
Gardens
  • Call to Worship Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Founders Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Merestead Formal Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Mehlquist Garden: 4.4 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Annunaki: 6.0 mi
  • Samford Sign: 9.2 mi
  • Dancing Girl: 9.3 mi
  • Pollinator Pathway Mural: 9.3 mi
  • Stamford Cone: 9.5 mi
Beaches
Attractions: 32
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 13
  • The Meadow: 5.1 mi
  • Pell Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 6.3 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 14.5 mi
  • Excelsior Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Farms Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Cascade: 10.3 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Cascade: 12.4 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 14.4 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 8.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 8.2 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 15.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 8.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Mianus River Gorge Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bailey MountainNNE 20°299.314 m10.4 mi
West MountainNNE 28°285 m10.4 mi
Titicus MountainNNE 16°281 m10.8 mi
Turkey MountainWNW 300°253 m10.6 mi
Ivy HillNE 45°234 m11.0 mi
Mount AspetongNNW 342°229 m4.1 mi
Prospect HillNE 41°228 m10.1 mi
Guard HillWNW 299°226 m4.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2319:5020:31
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:1715:4516:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516169757366554435
Precip in4.33.14.74.44.14.93.83.85.24.64.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stamford 5 N, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/616846009

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