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Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve And Environmental Education Center

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Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve And Environmental Education Center is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. South Hill stands 540 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Dartwood Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.88685, -78.71950

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dartwood Park: 0.8 mi
  • Eiffel Park: 1.3 mi
  • Firemens Park: 1.4 mi
  • Deer Meadow Crossing: 1.5 mi
  • Harold W. Sager Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Depew Firefighters Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • Depew Centenial Celebration Plaque: 1.5 mi
  • Praying Hands: 2.8 mi
  • Cheektowaga Veterans Memorial: 3.9 mi
  • War of 1812 Cemetery: 4.2 mi
Artworks
  • Russell J. Salvatore: 4.7 mi
  • Mary with child: 5.4 mi
  • Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 6.1 mi
  • Why?: 6.8 mi
  • Campus Compass: 6.9 mi
Attractions
  • Sea Lion Cove: 7.6 mi
  • Polar Bear: 7.6 mi
  • Giraffes: 7.6 mi
  • Bighorn Sheep: 7.6 mi
  • M&T Bank Rainforest Falls: 7.6 mi
Museums: 49
Peaks: 18
Nature reserves: 17
Waterfalls: 16
Cliffs: 16
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 6.5 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 7.1 mi
  • old gravel pit: 7.6 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 7.8 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 8.2 mi
Gardens: 15
Beaches: 6
  • Gallagher Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Emerald Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Beaver Island Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Wendt Beach: 22.3 mi
  • Bennett Beach: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 4.2 mi
  • Pavilion #2: 11.1 mi
  • Eco Island: 17.2 mi
  • Hammock Haven: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve And Environmental Education Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South HillS 172°540 m20.6 mi
Townsend HillS 180°533 m22.1 mi
Cobble HillESE 110°515 m23.3 mi
East HillS 178°509 m16.1 mi
Crow HillSE 141°500 m19.3 mi
Orr HillESE 105°497 m20.8 mi
Vermont HillSSE 148°488 m18.2 mi
East Boston HillS 179°486 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:3720:1520:58
September equinox07:0318:3719:14
December solstice07:4315:5816:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262634465867727063524131
Precip in3.32.52.93.43.43.43.23.24.14.03.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffalo, 4 mi away.

  • White-tailed Deer278 obs
  • Great Blue Heron267 obs
  • Northern Cardinal157 obs
  • Green Heron152 obs
  • Painted Turtle129 obs
  • Black-capped Chickadee125 obs
  • Green Frog121 obs
  • Eastern Chipmunk114 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/429410160

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