Nature reserve · New York
Roxbury Run Unit
Roxbury Run Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 534 m. Bearpen Mountain stands 1,098 m to the east-northeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Hinkley Unit, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
Coordinates42.23961, -74.58854
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Hinkley Unit: 1.2 mi
- Hawk Hollow Unit: 1.2 mi
- Boulder Hill Unit: 1.9 mi
- Denver Unit: 3.0 mi
- Sprague Road Unit: 3.2 mi
Peaks
- Cator Roundtop: 1.3 mi
- Red Kill Ridge: 2.7 mi
- Hubbell Hill: 3.5 mi
- Plattekill Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Hog Mountain: 4.1 mi
Parks: 21
- Kirkside Park: 3.6 mi
- Fleischmann Athletic Park: 6.4 mi
- Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 9.2 mi
- Smith Park: 9.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Stratton Falls: 1.7 mi
- Hardenburg Falls: 9.8 mi
- Red Falls: 11.2 mi
- Manor Kill Falls: 12.6 mi
- Mine Kill Falls: 14.4 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Pine Hill Honor Roll: 9.3 mi
- Burroughs Monument: 10.4 mi
- Post WWII Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 13.9 mi
- ETS Relay (Ruin): 14.0 mi
Museums: 10
- Zadock Pratt Museum: 9.5 mi
- Pratt Museum: 9.5 mi
- Gilboa Museum: 13.2 mi
- New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 15.8 mi
- Lansing Manor House: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Pratt Rocks: 10.3 mi
- Giant Ledge: 17.0 mi
- Cornell Crack: 20.3 mi
- Devils Tombstone: 20.5 mi
- Samuels Point: 22.1 mi
Springs: 5
- Piped Spring: 13.8 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 19.0 mi
- Table Mountain Spring: 21.3 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 21.8 mi
- Piped Spring: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 4
- Pratt Rock: 9.7 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 17.7 mi
- Rail Explorers: 18.1 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 20.3 mi
Artworks: 4
- Winnisook: 11.9 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 17.7 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 18.5 mi
- Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Belleayre Beach: 9.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Roxbury Run Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bearpen Mountain | ENE 73° | 1,098 m | 6.1 mi |
| Vly Mountain | E 87° | 1,079.3 m | 7.3 mi |
| North Bearpen Mountain | ENE 66° | 1,076 m | 5.8 mi |
| Halcott Mountain | ESE 118° | 1,069.54 m | 8.7 mi |
| Dry Brook Ridge | S 185° | 1,058 m | 8.8 mi |
| Roundtop | NE 53° | 1,052 m | 6.3 mi |
| Belleayre Gondola Peak | SSE 155° | 1,046 m | 8.5 mi |
| South Bearpen | E 84° | 1,040 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:56 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:44 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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