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Paulson Preserve

Paulson Preserve from directly overhead

Paulson Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 612 m. Moresville Range HP stands 991 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Meade Hill, a peak 3.0 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Schoharie Land Trust
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.53415, -74.59298

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 35
  • Village Green at Jefferson: 3.8 mi
  • Richmondville Firemans Memorial Park: 7.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 8.8 mi
  • Worcester Park: 8.8 mi
  • John Stockdale Memorial Park 1391: 9.3 mi
Museums: 23
  • Maple Museum: 3.8 mi
  • Lansing Manor House: 8.8 mi
  • New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 8.8 mi
  • Gilboa Museum: 11.8 mi
  • The Dr. Best House & Medical Museum: 13.9 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Richmondville Service Memorial: 7.1 mi
  • Memorial Park: 14.1 mi
  • David Pethic Memorial Plaque: 15.2 mi
  • Cherry Valley Massacre Monument: 19.8 mi
  • James Fenimore Cooper Statue: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Creamery Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Boucks Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Mine Kill Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Manor Kill Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Hardenburg Falls: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2
  • The Hunter: 20.4 mi
  • statue of liberty replica: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 7.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Landis Arboretum: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Paulson Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moresville Range HPS 173°991 m11.1 mi
Utsayantha MountainS 179°978 m9.3 mi
McGregor MountainS 176°973 m10.0 mi
Cowan MountainSSW 193°935 m13.4 mi
Churchill MountainS 185°934 m10.1 mi
Moresville Range SW PeakS 174°930 m12.4 mi
Moresville Range SE PeakSSE 167°899 m12.5 mi
HardscrabbleS 176°890 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2219:5720:40
September equinox06:4618:2018:58
December solstice07:2615:4316:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431435564696760483829
Precip in2.82.43.33.83.64.74.84.44.14.43.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1393692907

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