Nature reserve · Connecticut
Oneida Drive/Indian Harbor Preserve
Oneida Drive/Indian Harbor Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Mount Aspetong stands 229 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bruce Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 3.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Greenwich Audubon
How to reach it
Coordinates41.01798, -73.62108
- 3.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 8.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 15.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Bruce Museum: 0.1 mi
- Bruce Museum: 0.2 mi
- Putnam Cottage Museum: 1.3 mi
- Greenwich Historical Society: 1.6 mi
- MNH Outpost: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Bruce Park Playground: 0.1 mi
- Roger Sherman Baldwin Park: 0.2 mi
- Grass Island Park: 0.3 mi
- Grass Island: 0.4 mi
- Greenwich Municipal Center Historic District: 0.6 mi
Artworks
- The Millenium Sundial: 0.4 mi
- Pollinator Pathway Mural: 1.4 mi
- José Martí: 2.5 mi
- Stamford Cone: 4.6 mi
- Samford Sign: 4.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Diving Island: 1.2 mi
- Admiral Sir Gordon Ramsey Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- Sachem Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Delacorte/Hubbard Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Mccabe: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- Greenwich Civil War Monument: 1.2 mi
- Spanish American War Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Civil War Monument Park: 2.8 mi
- War Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
- Korean War Veterans Memorial: 3.2 mi
Beaches
- Harbor Point Beach: 1.4 mi
- Hawthorne Beach: 2.7 mi
- Uncas Point Beach: 2.8 mi
- Fords Beach: 3.4 mi
- Rye Beach: 4.7 mi
Attractions
- Bush-Lyon Homestead: 2.4 mi
- Darien Arts Center: 7.9 mi
- Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 8.2 mi
- Rowayton Dog Park: 10.1 mi
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 11.0 mi
Gardens
- Holly Grove: 2.6 mi
- South Lake Walk: 3.8 mi
- East Woodland Walk: 3.9 mi
- West Woodland Walk: 3.9 mi
- Water Lily Garden: 4.0 mi
Peaks
- South Ridge: 3.3 mi
- Palmer Hill: 4.2 mi
- Round Hill: 6.5 mi
- High Point: 7.1 mi
- Webbs Hill: 7.2 mi
Picnic sites: 26
- Reserved Picnic Site: 4.6 mi
- The Meadow: 8.4 mi
- Upper Education Area: 11.8 mi
- Lower Education Area: 11.9 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Northwest Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 9.4 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 10.0 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Raven's Rock: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Farms Falls: 7.4 mi
- The Falls: 14.5 mi
- Cascade: 17.9 mi
- Sheep Falls: 18.2 mi
- Cascade: 19.5 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 4.1 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 4.1 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 9.6 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 11.4 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 11.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 10.2 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 10.2 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 5.9 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Oneida Drive/Indian Harbor Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Aspetong | N 355° | 229 m | 14.5 mi |
| Guard Hill | NNW 342° | 226 m | 13.6 mi |
| Fox Hill | N 6° | 223 m | 16.3 mi |
| Chappaqua Hill | NW 324° | 219 m | 13.1 mi |
| Sarles Hill | NW 316° | 216 m | 12.6 mi |
| McKesson Hill | NNW 327° | 213 m | 13.9 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | WNW 303° | 211 m | 11.8 mi |
| Becks Hill | NNE 21° | 208 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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