Pines Brook Unit
Pines Brook Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 466 m. Prospect Hill stands 783 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Bobs Brook Unit, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
- 16.8 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
- 26.0 mi off the Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Bobs Brook Unit: 1.3 mi
- Cleaver Unit: 3.1 mi
- West Brook Unit: 3.2 mi
- Finch Hollow Unit: 3.7 mi
- Windfall Road Unit: 3.8 mi
- Walton Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Crane Hill: 3.3 mi
- Loomis Mountain: 3.3 mi
- South Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Dunk Hill: 3.7 mi
- More Park: 1.7 mi
- Austin Lincoln Park: 2.3 mi
- Bassett Park: 2.7 mi
- Upper Basset Park: 2.7 mi
- Bear Spring Mountain Game Management Area: 7.7 mi
- Deposit Historical Museum: 15.2 mi
- Hancock-Chehocton Historical Society: 16.8 mi
- Bainbridge Museum: 17.5 mi
- Oneonta History Centre: 19.4 mi
- Yager Hall - Library and Museum: 19.6 mi
- White Rock: 3.0 mi
- Home of Squire Zachariah Tarble: 18.1 mi
- Site of the Prophet Trial: 18.4 mi
- Golf Driving Range: 20.9 mi
- Joshia Stowell Home & Farm: 21.1 mi
- Handen Covered Bridge: 9.4 mi
- Cat Hollow Legend: 14.3 mi
- Sidney Veterans Memorial Park: 14.7 mi
- Russell Brook Falls: 17.7 mi
- Jensen Cascade: 21.6 mi
- Tompkins Falls: 22.2 mi
- Money Point: 10.8 mi
- Overlook Cliff: 17.1 mi
- East Branch Rest Area: 13.2 mi
- Roscoe: 23.9 mi
- statue of liberty replica: 19.3 mi
- Beamoc Trout: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Pines Brook Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | E 98° | 783 m | 10.2 mi |
| Starkweather Hill | ESE 122° | 776 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bryden Hill | ESE 107° | 758 m | 13.1 mi |
| Brace Hill | ESE 119° | 752 m | 9.3 mi |
| Scotch Mountain | ENE 73° | 749 m | 13.4 mi |
| Houck Mountain | SSE 165° | 748 m | 5.2 mi |
| Bear Spring Mountain | SE 136° | 746 m | 3.8 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SE 138° | 741 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:59 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:47 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walton 2, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/424230582
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