Nichols Preserve
Nichols Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 116 m. Turkey Mountain stands 253 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Steeple Chase Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 4.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 13.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Steeple Chase Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
- Steeple Chase Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Bato Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Fuller Preserve: 0.6 mi
- John Sargent Woodland: 0.7 mi
- Lombardi Park: 1.4 mi
- Wampus Brook Park: 1.5 mi
- A L Ehrmann Park and Recreation Center: 2.1 mi
- Leitas Pond Park / Carroll Park: 3.6 mi
- Nannahagen Park: 3.6 mi
- Cooney Hill: 1.5 mi
- Round Hill: 1.8 mi
- High Point: 2.3 mi
- Reynolds Hill: 3.3 mi
- Kennelwood Hill: 4.0 mi
- Prayer Garden: 1.8 mi
- Founders Garden: 1.8 mi
- Call to Worship Garden: 1.9 mi
- Merestead Formal Garden: 4.7 mi
- Birch Grove: 5.1 mi
- NRHP Plaque: 2.6 mi
- Meyer Estate House Ruins: 3.4 mi
- The Rising: 4.1 mi
- cannon: 4.7 mi
- Memorial to Korean War veterans from Chappaqua: 4.8 mi
- Neuberger Musuem of Art: 4.3 mi
- Neuberger Museum of Art: 4.3 mi
- Putnam Cottage Museum: 6.8 mi
- MNH Outpost: 7.4 mi
- Bruce Museum: 7.6 mi
- Raven's Rock: 5.8 mi
- Castle Rock: 10.3 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 11.2 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 11.4 mi
- Palisades: 14.6 mi
- Bush-Lyon Homestead: 7.0 mi
- Bedford Village Historic District: 7.2 mi
- Headless Horseman Statue: 8.2 mi
- Headless Horseman Bridge Sign: 8.2 mi
- Philipsburg Manor: 8.4 mi
- Pollinator Pathway Mural: 7.0 mi
- José Martí: 7.4 mi
- The Millenium Sundial: 7.7 mi
- Current: 8.8 mi
- Converging Vistas: 8.8 mi
- Hawthorne Beach: 8.8 mi
- Harbor Point Beach: 8.9 mi
- Fords Beach: 9.8 mi
- Uncas Point Beach: 9.9 mi
- Rye Beach: 10.2 mi
- The Meadow: 8.4 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 10.2 mi
- Pell Hill: 11.9 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 12.0 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Farms Falls: 4.8 mi
- Cascade: 16.2 mi
- Sheep Falls: 16.3 mi
- The Falls: 16.9 mi
- Cascade: 18.3 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 10.8 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 10.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 16.1 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 16.9 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 17.4 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 11.8 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 11.8 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Cuties Island: 11.4 mi
- Doodletown: 20.2 mi
- The Silver Spring: 14.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Nichols Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Mountain | NNW 333° | 253 m | 10.7 mi |
| French Hill | NNW 337° | 236 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Aspetong | NNE 21° | 229 m | 8.7 mi |
| Guard Hill | N 2° | 226 m | 6.6 mi |
| Fox Hill | NNE 31° | 223 m | 11.5 mi |
| Cat Hill | NNW 341° | 221 m | 10.7 mi |
| Chappaqua Hill | NW 322° | 219 m | 5.3 mi |
| Sarles Hill | WNW 302° | 216 m | 5.0 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 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43398589
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