Read Creek Unit
Read Creek Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 456 m. Cherry Ridge stands 801 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Rift Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 8.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
- 20.8 mi off the Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Rock Rift Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Hawk Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Tower Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Houck Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Twadell Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Fish Brook Unit: 2.9 mi
- Beerston Unit: 3.6 mi
- Kerryville State Forest: 3.7 mi
- Mountain Top Unit: 4.5 mi
- Baxter Brook Unit: 4.5 mi
- East Branch Delaware River Waterway Access: 5.9 mi
- Bear Spring Mountain Game Management Area: 7.4 mi
- Hancock Town Square: 8.0 mi
- Fireman's Park: 8.2 mi
- More Park: 8.3 mi
- White Rock: 9.0 mi
- Home of Squire Zachariah Tarble: 20.4 mi
- Site of the Prophet Trial: 20.8 mi
- VanTran Covered Bridge: 21.0 mi
- Joshia Stowell Home & Farm: 22.7 mi
- Hancock-Chehocton Historical Society: 8.0 mi
- Deposit Historical Museum: 11.6 mi
- Roscoe O&W Museum: 16.8 mi
- Bainbridge Museum: 22.1 mi
- Jensen Cascade: 12.5 mi
- Russell Brook Falls: 13.7 mi
- Tompkins Falls: 22.2 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 23.8 mi
- Cat Hollow Legend: 13.0 mi
- Handen Covered Bridge: 14.5 mi
- Sidney Veterans Memorial Park: 20.7 mi
- Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood: 23.8 mi
- East Branch Rest Area: 4.4 mi
- Roscoe: 19.2 mi
- Overlook Cliff: 9.0 mi
- Money Point: 10.8 mi
- Beamoc Trout: 16.7 mi
- 16-17 mile marker from possible priesthood site: 23.6 mi
- Spencer Spring: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Read Creek Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Ridge | ESE 103° | 801 m | 12.4 mi |
| Cherry Ridge | E 100° | 793 m | 11.7 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NE 56° | 783 m | 13.7 mi |
| Starkweather Hill | NE 55° | 776 m | 9.1 mi |
| Bryden Hill | ENE 69° | 758 m | 14.8 mi |
| Rodgers Hill | ESE 110° | 755 m | 14.0 mi |
| Brace Hill | ENE 63° | 752 m | 10.5 mi |
| Fuller Hill | ESE 102° | 751 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:58 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:48 | 16:33 |
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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/424230413
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