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NYS DEC

NYS DEC from directly overhead

NYS DEC is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. Hilltop stands 862 m to the southeast, 0.5 miles off. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Getting there

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Coordinates41.77662, -73.98068

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
Artworks: 59
  • Franlin Delano Roosevelt: 2.5 mi
  • Winston Chruchill: 2.5 mi
  • Frankiln Delano Roosevelt: 2.5 mi
  • Mitchell Gate: 3.1 mi
  • Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 4.5 mi
Museums: 43
Cliffs: 38
Waterfalls: 37
  • LG waterfall: 7.6 mi
  • Mossy Brook Waterfall: 8.4 mi
  • High Falls Waterfall: 8.6 mi
  • Coward's Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Saw Mill Falls: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 25
  • Vanderbilt Gardens: 2.3 mi
  • Roosevelt Home Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 2.4 mi
  • The Wild Garden: 2.5 mi
  • The Teaching Garden: 3.1 mi
Beaches: 19
  • East Cove Beach: 3.7 mi
  • West Cove Beach: 3.7 mi
  • North Landing Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Berean Park Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Private Beach: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 5.2 mi
  • Huguenot Street Historic District: 5.7 mi
  • Historic Huguenot District: 5.7 mi
  • Ulster County Fair: 8.1 mi
  • Hudson River Cruises: 9.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Bear Wallow: 18.9 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 18.9 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Stormville Rest Area: 20.6 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of NYS DEC. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HilltopSE 129°862 m0.5 mi
Murray HillWSW 252°615 m17.2 mi
Millbrook MountainWSW 250°489 m13.5 mi
Clove MountainESE 112°426 m16.0 mi
Dickie BarreW 260°419 m11.9 mi
Whale's HeadW 259°415 m12.2 mi
Guyot HillW 274°383 m7.5 mi
Bonticou CragW 277°350 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2219:5320:35
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2115:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937496068737264524233
Precip in3.52.83.53.93.54.64.54.34.64.63.53.8

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1469224938

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