Nature reserve · New York
Oaces Preserve
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Oaces Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Reynolds Hill stands 180 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Split Rock Road Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- North Shore Land Alliance
How to reach it
Coordinates40.83738, -73.52215
- 15.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 17.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 22.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Split Rock Road Park: 0.4 mi
- School House Lane Park: 0.9 mi
- Syosset Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Cold Spring-Crocus Park S-1: 1.5 mi
- Calvert Field: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- Chelsea Estate: 0.8 mi
- Knollwood Walled Garden: 1.0 mi
- Pope John Paul II: 1.1 mi
- Knollwood Grand Staircase Ruins: 1.1 mi
- Knollwood Garden Ruins: 1.1 mi
Artworks
- St. Joseph and Jesus: 1.0 mi
- St. Mary and Jesus: 1.1 mi
- St. Mary: 1.1 mi
- Horse and Carriage: 2.0 mi
- St. Dominic: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Nassau Hall: 1.3 mi
- Hoffman Center Nature Preserve and Wildlife Refuge: 1.5 mi
- Cordelia Hepburn Cushman Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Red Cote Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Bertha and Reginald Rose Refuge: 1.8 mi
Gardens
- Pine Hollow Cemetery Perennial Garden: 1.7 mi
- Paul Callahan Dahlia Garden: 2.5 mi
- Colonial Garden: 2.5 mi
- Long Island Daylily Society Display Garden: 2.5 mi
- Victorian Garden: 2.5 mi
Museums
- Angela P. Koenig Research and Collections Center: 2.3 mi
- Earle-Wightman House Museum: 2.3 mi
- Raynham Hall Museum: 2.5 mi
- 20th Century Cycles: 2.6 mi
- 20th Century Cycles: 2.6 mi
Attractions
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 2.6 mi
- ATCG Tower: 3.2 mi
- Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium: 9.3 mi
- Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 10.8 mi
- Jamaica: 10.9 mi
Beaches
- Beekman Beach: 2.9 mi
- Cold Spring Beach: 3.5 mi
- Eagle Dock Beach: 3.8 mi
- West Harbor Beach: 4.7 mi
- West Neck Beach: 5.0 mi
Peaks
- Mill Neck Peak: 3.1 mi
- Sagamore Hill: 3.4 mi
- Mannetto Hills: 4.4 mi
- West Hills: 4.9 mi
- Jayne's Hill: 5.3 mi
Picnic sites: 32
- Lower Education Area: 2.3 mi
- Upper Education Area: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Area C: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Area A & B: 2.7 mi
- Birches: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Cooper Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 7.5 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 7.5 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 9.7 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 4.9 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 10.4 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 11.0 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 11.6 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 12.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Long Island Welcome Center: 11.0 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 19.7 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- The Falls: 17.0 mi
- Farms Falls: 20.5 mi
- The Loch: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 13.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Oaces Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds Hill | NW 325° | 180 m | 22.6 mi |
| Round Hill | NNW 337° | 172 m | 20.0 mi |
| Cooney Hill | NNW 329° | 170 m | 21.3 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NW 322° | 156 m | 20.1 mi |
| Beaver Hill | NW 315° | 140 m | 22.5 mi |
| Canoe Hill | N 5° | 140 m | 22.8 mi |
| Hackley Hill | NW 314° | 140 m | 23.5 mi |
| Tappan Hill | NW 313° | 127 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Oyster Bay · 2 mi
- Bayville · 5 mi
- South Oyster Bay · 5 mi
- Glen Cove · 6 mi
- Nassau County · 7 mi
- Roslyn · 7 mi
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