Nature reserve · New York
Ridgeway Nature Park
Ridgeway Nature Park is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. High Tor stands 244 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Corell Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 2.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of White Plains
How to reach it
Coordinates41.00216, -73.75516
- 2.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 4.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 8.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Corell Park: 0.6 mi
- Ralph Field: 0.7 mi
- Gillie Park: 0.7 mi
- Aspen Park: 1.1 mi
- Manor park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
- Sir William Howe Headquarters: 1.3 mi
- Daniel D. Tompkins Birthplace: 1.7 mi
- The Reverend Martin Luther King Junior Westchester County Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Hartsdale Community Veterans' Monument: 2.4 mi
- Morgan Stanley September 11th Memorial: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Weinberg Nature Center: 1.8 mi
- Hart's Brook Park and Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Sheldrake River Trails: 3.6 mi
- Sheldrake River Trails: 3.6 mi
- Rye Nature Center: 3.8 mi
Peaks
- South Ridge: 3.8 mi
- Kennelwood Hill: 4.5 mi
- High Point: 5.7 mi
- Beaver Hill: 5.9 mi
- Hackley Hill: 6.9 mi
Gardens
- West Woodland Walk: 3.8 mi
- Japanese Iris Garden: 3.8 mi
- Oak Grove: 3.9 mi
- Water Lily Garden: 3.9 mi
- Stream Garden: 3.9 mi
Museums
- MNH Outpost: 3.9 mi
- Neuberger Museum of Art: 4.2 mi
- Neuberger Musuem of Art: 4.2 mi
- The Westchester Children’s Museum: 4.8 mi
- Thomas Paine Cottage and Museum: 5.0 mi
Beaches
- Shore Acres Pool Club Beach: 4.4 mi
- Greenhaven Beach: 4.6 mi
- Rye Beach: 4.8 mi
- Oakland Beach: 4.9 mi
- Hawthorne Beach: 5.2 mi
Artworks
- The Perennial Village: 4.6 mi
- José Martí: 4.6 mi
- Great Hunger Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Current: 7.2 mi
- Converging Vistas: 7.2 mi
Attractions
- Bush-Lyon Homestead: 4.7 mi
- House Of Sports: 5.0 mi
- The Vista: 7.3 mi
- Garden Remants: 7.3 mi
- Rock and Stream Garden: 7.3 mi
Cliffs
- Raven's Rock: 7.3 mi
- Palisades: 8.6 mi
- The Palisades: 9.3 mi
- Palisades: 12.4 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Reserved Picnic Site: 5.0 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Alpine picnic area: 9.3 mi
- The Meadow: 13.8 mi
- Upper Education Area: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- The Falls: 9.0 mi
- Farms Falls: 11.2 mi
- The Loch: 17.9 mi
- Great Falls: 23.0 mi
- Cascade: 23.0 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Execution Rocks Light: 8.6 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 9.5 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 11.1 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 11.1 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 14.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 16.5 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 16.5 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 18.9 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Cuties Island: 12.9 mi
- Doodletown: 24.2 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Ridgeway Nature Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Tor | NW 320° | 244 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Aspetong | NNE 20° | 229 m | 16.6 mi |
| Guard Hill | NNE 11° | 226 m | 14.3 mi |
| South Mountain | NW 320° | 220 m | 16.8 mi |
| Chappaqua Hill | N 356° | 219 m | 11.7 mi |
| Sarles Hill | N 350° | 216 m | 10.3 mi |
| Hook Mountain | NW 314° | 214 m | 11.8 mi |
| McKesson Hill | N 357° | 213 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dobbs Ferry-ardsley, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1430755497
Day trips start here
- Harrison · 2 mi
- Scarsdale · 2 mi
- Purchase · 3 mi
- White Plains · 3 mi
- Eastchester · 4 mi
- Mamaroneck · 4 mi
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