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Ravens Retreat

Ravens Retreat from directly overhead

Ravens Retreat is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 476 m. Berlin Mountain stands 853 m to the east-southeast, 9.4 miles off. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 9.4 miles off.

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Coordinates42.74682, -73.45628

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Grafton Lakes State Park: 1.7 mi
  • Pineridge Cross Country Trails: 4.1 mi
  • Barberville Falls Preserve: 5.9 mi
  • Brunswick Sports Complex: 6.0 mi
  • Brunswick Wildlife Viewing Area: 8.7 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Ruins: 3.7 mi
  • Sand Lake Veteran's Memorial Park: 9.3 mi
  • NY/VT/MA Tri-State Granite Marker: 9.7 mi
  • Tenney Home: 9.9 mi
  • Ward 5: 10.9 mi
Museums: 51
Gardens: 36
  • Troy Botanical Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Tenth Street Community Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Ninth Street Community Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Troy Rocks: 11.8 mi
  • Buxton Garden: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 35
  • The Owl: 9.5 mi
  • Thomas Schütte Crystal: 12.4 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 12.6 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 12.6 mi
  • Clinton's Ditch: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 31
  • Barberville Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Wynants Kill Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Haley Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Piscawen Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Poesten Kill Falls: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 27
  • Grandfather Rock: 1.6 mi
  • Sentinels: 1.8 mi
  • Uncle Sam's Grave: 10.8 mi
  • United Methodist Church bell: 12.2 mi
  • Saint Brigid's Bell: 13.2 mi
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 2
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 22.1 mi
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Ravens Retreat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berlin MountainESE 114°853 m9.4 mi
The DomeE 81°836 m14.7 mi
Misery MountainSE 142°793 m11.3 mi
Beoadic MountainSE 141°792 m14.7 mi
East MountainSE 138°791 m13.9 mi
Mount RaimerESE 104°784 m9.0 mi
White RockE 87°775 m8.9 mi
Bald MountainE 82°757 m8.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1619:5320:36
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:2215:3816:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455664686760493828
Precip in3.02.63.74.44.44.54.34.04.24.73.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13013651511

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