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Richards Green Space

Richards Green Space from directly overhead

Richards Green Space is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Morgan Hill stands 618 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Butternut Creek Recreation and Nature Area, a park 0.8 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of DeWitt

How to reach it

Coordinates43.02902, -76.06432

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Butternut Creek Recreation and Nature Area: 0.8 mi
  • Fiddlers Green Park: 2.2 mi
  • Edgehill Park: 2.2 mi
  • Homer Wheaton Park: 2.4 mi
  • Old Erie Canal State Historic Park - North Burdick Street: 2.4 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 41
Historic sites: 33
  • Butternut Creek Aqueduct: 1.2 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial Monument: 1.4 mi
  • Skytop Fire Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Limestone Creek Aqueduct: 2.9 mi
  • Lime Kiln: 2.9 mi
Museums: 31
Waterfalls: 16
Artworks: 14
Gardens: 9
  • Butterfly Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Morningside Community Garden: 3.1 mi
  • E.M. Mills Memorial Rose Garden: 3.3 mi
  • South Side Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Bitternut Collective Permaculture Kitchen Garden: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Galster Pavilion: 1.4 mi
  • Cedar Bay Pavilion: 1.6 mi
  • Spruce Grove Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
  • Poolsbrook Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
  • Willow Bay: 10.7 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Jamesville Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Green Lakes Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Valentine's Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Oneida Shores: 13.7 mi
  • Verona Beach: 19.7 mi
Attractions: 5
Springs: 1
  • Dorwin Springs: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Preble: 22.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Richards Green Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morgan HillSSE 168°618 m17.2 mi
Truxton HillS 181°616 m18.8 mi
Fellows HillS 172°611 m15.2 mi
Hunt HillSSE 146°611 m20.5 mi
Labrador HillS 179°606 m17.4 mi
Ripley HillSSW 208°604 m18.7 mi
Kinney HillSE 142°599 m17.9 mi
Jones HillS 176°598 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3919:17
June solstice05:2620:0420:48
September equinox06:5218:2619:04
December solstice07:3315:4716:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465867727063514130
Precip in2.62.53.03.53.43.63.93.73.43.93.23.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Syracuse Hancock Intl AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1375407882

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