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Rye Nature Center

Rye Nature Center from directly overhead

Rye Nature Center is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Mount Aspetong stands 229 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Gagliardo Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 4.2 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Friends of Rye Nature Center

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates40.97670, -73.68953

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Gagliardo Park: 0.4 mi
  • Rye Recreation Park: 0.4 mi
  • Grove 1: 1.2 mi
  • Grove 2: 1.2 mi
  • Rye Town Park: 1.2 mi
Museums
Beaches
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Peaks
  • South Ridge: 2.1 mi
  • Kennelwood Hill: 7.2 mi
  • High Point: 7.5 mi
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 8.0 mi
  • Palmer Hill: 8.8 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Bush-Lyon Homestead: 2.8 mi
  • House Of Sports: 8.7 mi
  • The Vista: 10.3 mi
  • Rock and Stream Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Cherry Bowl: 10.4 mi
Gardens
  • South Lake Walk: 3.8 mi
  • West Woodland Walk: 3.9 mi
  • Water Lily Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Japanese Iris Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Grass Garden: 4.1 mi
Picnic sites: 37
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 1.2 mi
  • Excelsior Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Upper Education Area: 12.0 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 12.0 mi
  • Alpine picnic area: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 17
Lighthouses: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • The Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Farms Falls: 10.9 mi
  • The Loch: 18.9 mi
  • Cascade: 22.2 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 14.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 14.8 mi
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 20.7 mi
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 21.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Rye Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AspetongN 7°229 m17.5 mi
Guard HillN 358°226 m15.8 mi
Chappaqua HillNNW 343°219 m14.1 mi
Sarles HillNNW 337°216 m13.0 mi
Hook MountainNW 310°214 m15.5 mi
McKesson HillNNW 344°213 m15.0 mi
Buttermilk HillNW 326°211 m11.2 mi
Mount NeboWNW 292°208 m13.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2419:4920:31
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:1715:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239506069747265544435
Precip in3.22.54.14.23.94.34.14.44.94.33.64.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westchester CO AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/219466945

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