Nature reserve · New York
New Croton Unit
New Croton Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 118 m. Bald Mountain stands 341 m to the west-northwest, 9.2 miles off. Bronx River Parkway passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
Coordinates41.23209, -73.82812
- 11.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 13.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 15.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bald Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Teatown Hill: 1.5 mi
- Stayback Hill: 1.6 mi
- Turkey Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Salt Hill: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- John E. Hand Park: 0.9 mi
- Nelson Mountain Fire Tower: 2.0 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson World War I Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Gedney Park 9/11 Memorial: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Turkey Mountain West Unit: 1.7 mi
- Hemlock Brook Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Warburg Park: 2.6 mi
- Turkey Mountain East Unit: 2.8 mi
- Hunterbrook Preserve: 2.9 mi
Parks
- Black Rock Park: 2.4 mi
- Donald J. Trump State Park – French Hill Section: 2.4 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 2.9 mi
- Cedar Lane Park: 3.2 mi
- Dobbs Park: 3.2 mi
Gardens
- Ossining Organic Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Merestead Formal Garden: 7.4 mi
- Dooryard Garden: 8.9 mi
- Formal Garden: 8.9 mi
Museums
- Old Croton Aqueduct Sing Sing Kill Weir Chamber: 5.1 mi
- Sing Sing Prison Museum: 5.3 mi
- The Peekskill Museum: 6.2 mi
- Lincoln Depot Museum: 6.5 mi
- KinoSaito Arts Center: 6.8 mi
Artworks
- River Arch: 5.6 mi
- Arc: 6.5 mi
- Brickhead Truth: 7.4 mi
- Tappan Zee: 11.4 mi
- Approach: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 59
- Raven's Rock: 9.4 mi
- Hell Hole: 10.7 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 11.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 12.6 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 13.1 mi
Beaches: 37
- Brick Beach: 6.5 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 7.8 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 12.0 mi
- New Sebago Beach: 15.9 mi
- Old Sebago Beach: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 32
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 3.8 mi
- Timp-Torne Trail: 7.9 mi
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 8.4 mi
- Bedford Village Historic District: 9.8 mi
- Headless Horseman Bridge Sign: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 12.7 mi
- Pell Hill: 12.8 mi
- Kakiat Park: 16.1 mi
- The Meadow: 16.4 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Farms Falls: 13.3 mi
- Sheep Falls: 19.7 mi
- Cascade: 19.8 mi
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 21.9 mi
- Cascade: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Danbury Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 19.7 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 19.7 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Doodletown: 10.2 mi
- Dicktown: 17.1 mi
- Cuties Island: 21.4 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 21.2 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 21.2 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 24.9 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of New Croton Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | WNW 293° | 341 m | 9.2 mi |
| The Timp | WNW 289° | 332 m | 9.5 mi |
| Dunderberg Mountain | WNW 294° | 325 m | 9.0 mi |
| Piano Mountain | N 0° | 299 m | 7.9 mi |
| Anthony's Nose | NW 308° | 270 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mine Mountain | NW 315° | 262 m | 9.0 mi |
| Canada Hill | NW 319° | 257 m | 9.5 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NE 54° | 253 m | 1.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yorktown HTS 1W, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/481483392
Day trips start here
- Croton-on-Hudson · 4 mi
- Ossining · 5 mi
- Briarcliff Manor · 6 mi
- Stony Point · 9 mi
- Sleepy Hollow · 10 mi
- Highlands · 11 mi
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