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Restifo Sanctuary

Restifo Sanctuary from directly overhead

Restifo Sanctuary is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 340 m. Black Dome stands 1,217 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Benjamin Spees, a historic site 2.8 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.44870, -74.05997

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Benjamin Spees: 2.8 mi
  • Edwin L Drake: 3.0 mi
  • Eleazer Knowles: 3.9 mi
  • Early Doctor: 3.9 mi
  • Early Sawmill: 4.0 mi
Parks
  • Westerlo Veterans Memorial Town Park: 4.4 mi
  • Irish Cultural Center: 5.8 mi
  • Lawson Lake County Park: 8.0 mi
  • Hannacroix Ravine: 8.4 mi
  • Joralemon Park: 10.0 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Greenville Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 5.1 mi
  • Coxsackie Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 8.1 mi
  • Cairo Lockwood State Forest: 8.6 mi
  • Winifred Matthews Holt Preserve: 9.4 mi
  • Bennett Hill Preserve: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 52
  • Dickinson Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Rensselaerville Lower Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Rensselaerville Middle Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Rensselaerville Upper Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Sliding Rock Falls: 9.2 mi
Museums: 42
  • Durham Center Museum: 5.4 mi
  • Rensselaerville Historical Society: 6.1 mi
  • Berne Museum: 12.8 mi
  • Bronck House Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Greene County Historical Society: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 28
Artworks: 22
Cliffs: 17
  • High Rocks: 12.2 mi
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 14.0 mi
  • Leaning Tower: 14.8 mi
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 14.9 mi
  • Fern Garden: 14.9 mi
Gardens: 15
  • Veterans Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Wildlife Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Water Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 16.5 mi
  • Friendship Garden: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 3
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 17.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Restifo Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black DomeSSW 195°1,217.37 m12.7 mi
Thomas Cole MountainSSW 197°1,204.87 m12.9 mi
BlackheadS 190°1,200.91 m12.7 mi
Camel's HumpSSW 201°1,095.4 m13.1 mi
Windham High PeakSSW 205°1,077 m10.2 mi
Stoppel PointS 181°1,043 m15.5 mi
Arizona MountainS 187°1,038 m13.2 mi
CaudalSSW 203°1,012 m13.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:09
June solstice05:2019:5520:38
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2315:4116:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455665696860493829
Precip in2.62.23.33.63.34.33.94.43.94.62.93.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alcove DAM, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/504859992

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