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Mill Street Unit

Mill Street Unit from directly overhead

Mill Street Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 559 m. Hunter Mountain stands 1,228 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mitchell Hollow Unit, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.

What to expect

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.34949, -74.24972

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Ashland Park: 5.5 mi
  • C.D. Lane Park: 5.9 mi
  • Irish Cultural Center: 8.5 mi
  • Mountain Top Arboretum: 10.8 mi
  • Mine Kill State Park: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 50
Historic sites: 32
  • Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque: 2.2 mi
  • Susquehanna Turnpike: 5.0 mi
  • Post WWII Memorial: 9.8 mi
  • Early Sawmill: 11.7 mi
  • Eleazer Knowles: 11.7 mi
Museums: 26
Cliffs: 22
Artworks: 12
Attractions: 6
Beaches: 4
Springs: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Veterans Garden: 15.3 mi
  • The Upper Garden: 24.8 mi
  • The Walled Garden: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Mill Street Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hunter MountainS 175°1,228.34 m11.9 mi
Black DomeSE 130°1,217.37 m8.5 mi
Thomas Cole MountainSE 133°1,204.87 m8.0 mi
BlackheadSE 127°1,200.91 m9.3 mi
Rusk MountainS 188°1,123.493 m10.4 mi
East RuskS 183°1,105.814 m10.3 mi
Camel's HumpSE 137°1,095.4 m7.4 mi
Windham High PeakESE 114°1,077 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2119:5520:38
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2415:4316:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212229415361656457463627
Precip in4.43.14.84.84.04.64.65.15.36.04.84.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Jewett, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/802206362

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