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Saunders Woods

Saunders Woods from directly overhead

Saunders Woods is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Calvary African Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 13 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2023
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
North Shore Land Alliance
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.85713, -73.59341

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Nature reserves
Museums
Gardens
Parks
  • Thomas Park L-1: 1.3 mi
  • Big Ralph Park: 1.3 mi
  • Danis Park: 1.6 mi
  • Dennis Brian Murray Park: 1.7 mi
  • Francis M. Gaynor Park G-5: 1.9 mi
Artworks
  • Jesus: 1.5 mi
  • Mary: 1.5 mi
  • The Outside In: 1.8 mi
  • The West Portico: 1.9 mi
  • Circular Pool Cherub: 2.0 mi
Peaks
Beaches
Attractions
Picnic sites: 35
  • Upper Education Area: 4.5 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 4.6 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 6.6 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 6.6 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
Lighthouses: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • The Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Farms Falls: 18.5 mi
  • The Loch: 19.6 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 23.7 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 15.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 19.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 19.1 mi
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buttermilk HillNNW 327°211 m20.9 mi
Mount NeboNW 307°208 m21.9 mi
Reynolds HillNNW 332°180 m19.5 mi
Round HillNNW 346°172 m17.5 mi
Cooney HillNNW 337°170 m18.3 mi
Kennelwood HillNNW 329°156 m16.9 mi
Kykuit HillNW 321°147 m20.7 mi
Beaver HillNW 320°140 m19.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2419:4920:30
September equinox06:4318:1718:53
December solstice07:1615:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536271777569584840
Precip in3.73.04.43.83.13.84.03.94.14.03.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1381279711

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