Roods Creek Unit
Roods Creek Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 354 m. Starkweather Hill stands 776 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Speedwell Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 8.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
- 15.4 mi off the Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Speedwell Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Red Hill: 3.5 mi
- Clabber Peak: 4.6 mi
- Michigan Hill: 5.0 mi
- Tower Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Columbia Lake State Forest: 3.9 mi
- Tompkins Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 4.0 mi
- Kerryville State Forest: 4.3 mi
- Tompkins Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 4.5 mi
- Tompkins Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 4.6 mi
- Warner Field: 4.6 mi
- Willis Smith Riverside Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
- Firemen's Park: 5.5 mi
- Kamp's Mohawk Field: 5.7 mi
- Hancock Town Square: 8.4 mi
- White Rock: 12.5 mi
- Home of Squire Zachariah Tarble: 14.5 mi
- Site of the Prophet Trial: 15.0 mi
- Joshia Stowell Home & Farm: 16.4 mi
- Colesville Branch: 16.5 mi
- Deposit Historical Museum: 5.0 mi
- Hancock-Chehocton Historical Society: 8.3 mi
- Bainbridge Museum: 17.2 mi
- Roscoe O&W Museum: 23.2 mi
- Sidney Veterans Memorial Park: 16.9 mi
- Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood: 18.2 mi
- Handen Covered Bridge: 19.1 mi
- Cat Hollow Legend: 19.5 mi
- East Branch Rest Area: 9.9 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 22.7 mi
- Broome Gateway Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- 16-17 mile marker from possible priesthood site: 16.9 mi
- Beamoc Trout: 23.2 mi
- I Love NY Sculpture: 23.7 mi
- Overlook Cliff: 7.4 mi
- Money Point: 16.9 mi
- Jensen Cascade: 16.0 mi
- Russell Brook Falls: 20.4 mi
- Spencer Spring: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Roods Creek Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starkweather Hill | ENE 75° | 776 m | 14.5 mi |
| Brace Hill | ENE 78° | 752 m | 16.2 mi |
| Houck Mountain | ENE 73° | 748 m | 9.5 mi |
| Bear Spring Mountain | ENE 64° | 746 m | 11.5 mi |
| Fork Mountain | E 81° | 741 m | 13.1 mi |
| South Mountain | ENE 64° | 740 m | 10.4 mi |
| Colchester Mountain | ENE 71° | 733 m | 15.3 mi |
| Rock Rift Mountain | E 89° | 730 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:59 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:48 | 16:33 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deposit, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/424230414
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