Nature reserve · New York
Morris Hill Unit
Morris Hill Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 441 m. Graham Mountain stands 1,174 m to the south-southeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Kettle Hill Unit, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
Coordinates42.16644, -74.61083
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Kettle Hill Unit: 0.9 mi
- Twin Pond Unit: 1.2 mi
- Floyd Finch Road Unit: 1.6 mi
- Hubbell Hill Unit: 1.9 mi
- Sprague Road Unit: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Morris Hill: 0.9 mi
- Kettle Hill: 1.6 mi
- Meade Hill: 1.8 mi
- Hog Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Pakatakan Mountain: 2.5 mi
Parks: 22
- Fleischmann Athletic Park: 4.0 mi
- Smith Park: 7.2 mi
- Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 8.5 mi
- Kirkside Park: 8.8 mi
- Big Indian Park: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Stratton Falls: 6.7 mi
- Tompkins Falls: 10.1 mi
- High Falls: 13.5 mi
- Otter Falls: 13.6 mi
- Hardenburg Falls: 14.4 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Pine Hill Honor Roll: 7.1 mi
- Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 8.8 mi
- Burroughs Monument: 9.0 mi
- ETS Relay (Ruin): 9.3 mi
- Post WWII Memorial: 13.0 mi
Museums: 11
- Zadock Pratt Museum: 13.7 mi
- Pratt Museum: 13.7 mi
- Empire State Railway Museum: 16.6 mi
- Red Hill Observer's Cabin & Museum: 17.4 mi
- Gilboa Museum: 18.1 mi
Springs: 8
- Piped Spring: 8.6 mi
- Table Mountain Spring: 17.5 mi
- Piped Spring: 18.2 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 19.4 mi
- Keyhole Spring: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Giant Ledge: 14.1 mi
- Pratt Rocks: 14.3 mi
- Cornell Crack: 17.3 mi
- Samuels Point: 19.5 mi
- Money Point: 20.2 mi
Artworks: 5
- Winnisook: 9.5 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 16.1 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 19.6 mi
- Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 21.4 mi
- Beamoc Trout: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 5
- Pratt Rock: 13.8 mi
- Rail Explorers: 16.6 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 18.5 mi
- VanTran Covered Bridge: 20.8 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Belleayre Beach: 7.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Roscoe: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Morris Hill Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Mountain | SSE 160° | 1,174 m | 9.3 mi |
| Balsam Lake Mountain | S 174° | 1,136 m | 8.4 mi |
| Balsam Mountain | SE 130° | 1,099.41 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bearpen Mountain | NE 46° | 1,098 m | 9.8 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | SE 144° | 1,092.1 m | 8.9 mi |
| Millbrook Ridge | S 188° | 1,080 m | 8.0 mi |
| Vly Mountain | ENE 57° | 1,079.3 m | 10.0 mi |
| North Bearpen Mountain | NE 41° | 1,076 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:56 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:45 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Slide MTN, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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