Red Dirt Preserve
Red Dirt Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Oswegatchie Hill stands 77 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Beech Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 12 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Peconic Land Trust
How to reach it
- 11.9 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Silver Beech Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Suffolk County Open Space: 0.8 mi
- High Point Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Accabonac Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Edwards Island Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
- Big Albert’s Park: 1.2 mi
- Little Albert’s Park: 1.3 mi
- Springs Youth Association:: 1.4 mi
- Abrahams Path Recreation Park: 1.7 mi
- East Hampton Youth Park: 1.8 mi
- Louse Point: 1.3 mi
- Gerard Drive Beach: 1.7 mi
- Maidstone Park Beach: 3.3 mi
- Sammys Beach: 3.6 mi
- Napeague Beach: 4.7 mi
- COAST GUARD BEACH: 2.2 mi
- First Sheep Fold Site 1684: 3.2 mi
- May Groot Manson 1859-1917: 3.8 mi
- Camp 5 Building (ruins): 4.3 mi
- Stephen Talkhouse Commemorative Plaque: 6.9 mi
- Pollock-Krasner House: 1.8 mi
- Amagansett U.S. Life-Saving & Coast Guard Station: 2.2 mi
- Historical Farm Museum: 3.1 mi
- LongHouse Reserve: 3.5 mi
- Guild Hall: 3.9 mi
- Powder Hill: 5.0 mi
- Whale Hill: 7.4 mi
- Hither Hills: 7.6 mi
- Browns Hills: 13.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 13.5 mi
- Big Bird: 13.3 mi
- Lost At Sea: 15.5 mi
- Sweet Shoppe: 20.6 mi
- Altmans Needle & Fiber Arts: 20.6 mi
- Stonehenge Replica: 20.8 mi
- Parking: 12.1 mi
- Slaves Burying Ground: 12.1 mi
- Water Mill Windmill: 12.8 mi
- Amsterdam Beach Trail: 13.2 mi
- watchtower: 13.5 mi
- Rain Garden: 20.6 mi
- Rock Garden: 20.9 mi
- West Garden: 20.9 mi
- East Garden: 20.9 mi
- Cutting Garden: 21.0 mi
- Acabonack Cliff: 1.2 mi
- Hedges Bank: 5.3 mi
- Crow Head: 7.0 mi
- Ram Head: 8.9 mi
- Jumping-off Hill: 9.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Powder House: 24.1 mi
- Skate Hut: 24.5 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Dirt Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oswegatchie Hill | N 353° | 77 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Tabor | N 353° | 74 m | 24.6 mi |
| Fort Hill | NNE 16° | 69 m | 24.9 mi |
| Manitock Hill | N 359° | 63 m | 24.5 mi |
| Jacobs Peak | NNW 328° | 55 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mullen Hill | N 358° | 53 m | 23.7 mi |
| Johnnycake Hill | NNW 337° | 48 m | 23.3 mi |
| Prospect Hill | ENE 72° | 47 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:40 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 32 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgehampton, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/965367218
Day trips start here
- Old Lyme · 23 mi
- Old Saybrook · 24 mi
- Waterford · 24 mi
- East Lyme · 25 mi
- Groton · 25 mi
- New London · 25 mi
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