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Pulver's Woods

Pulver's Woods from directly overhead

Pulver's Woods is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 74 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Uniontown Playground, a park 0.3 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Hastings on Hudson
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.98647, -73.87382

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Uniontown Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Draper Park: 0.5 mi
  • Quarry Park: 0.5 mi
  • Riverview Park: 0.5 mi
  • Chemka Pool: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
  • The Vista: 1.5 mi
  • Garden Remants: 1.5 mi
  • Rock and Stream Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Cherry Bowl: 1.6 mi
  • Temple of Love: 1.6 mi
Gardens
  • Walled Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Bronxville Giving Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Rose Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Pure Love Organic Farms: 6.9 mi
  • PS24 Garden: 7.2 mi
Historic sites
Cliffs
Peaks
Beaches
Picnic sites: 43
  • Excelsior Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Alpine picnic area: 3.5 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 10.6 mi
  • Area B: 12.0 mi
  • Area C: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 11
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 13.9 mi
  • Larry Doby Service Area: 18.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 22.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainW 266°268 m17.0 mi
High TorNNW 341°244 m14.7 mi
Horse Stable RockNW 316°242 m17.1 mi
Mount CecchinoW 265°230 m17.0 mi
South MountainNNW 341°220 m14.7 mi
Chappaqua HillNNE 23°219 m13.9 mi
Sarles HillNNE 22°216 m12.1 mi
Hook MountainNNW 346°214 m9.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2419:5020:32
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:1815:4716:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441516170757467554537
Precip in3.93.34.44.34.34.64.54.44.64.43.94.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dobbs Ferry-ardsley, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/758576798

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