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Scenic Hudson

Scenic Hudson from directly overhead

Scenic Hudson is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Hilltop stands 862 m to the west, 0.2 miles off. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates41.77157, -73.96786

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Riverfront Park: 1.5 mi
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt Historic Park: 1.8 mi
  • Doty Park: 2.1 mi
  • Pine Woods Park: 2.1 mi
  • Pine Woods: 2.2 mi
Artworks
  • Franlin Delano Roosevelt: 1.7 mi
  • Winston Chruchill: 1.7 mi
  • Frankiln Delano Roosevelt: 1.8 mi
  • Mitchell Gate: 2.4 mi
  • Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 44
Cliffs: 39
Waterfalls: 35
  • LG waterfall: 7.0 mi
  • Mossy Brook Waterfall: 9.1 mi
  • High Falls Waterfall: 9.4 mi
  • Coward's Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Saw Mill Falls: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Roosevelt Home Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Rose Garden: 1.7 mi
  • The Wild Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Vanderbilt Gardens: 2.0 mi
  • The Teaching Garden: 2.4 mi
Beaches: 19
  • Berean Park Beach: 3.7 mi
  • East Cove Beach: 3.8 mi
  • West Cove Beach: 3.8 mi
  • North Landing Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Private Beach: 4.3 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 5.5 mi
  • Huguenot Street Historic District: 6.3 mi
  • Historic Huguenot District: 6.3 mi
  • Ulster County Fair: 8.5 mi
  • Hudson River Cruises: 10.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Bear Wallow: 19.6 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 19.7 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Stormville Rest Area: 19.9 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Scenic Hudson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HilltopW 272°862 m0.2 mi
Millbrook MountainWSW 252°489 m14.0 mi
Clove MountainESE 112°426 m15.3 mi
Dickie BarreW 262°419 m12.5 mi
Whale's HeadW 261°415 m12.8 mi
Tower HillE 84°403 m17.3 mi
Guyot HillW 276°383 m8.2 mi
Bonticou CragW 279°350 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2219:5320:35
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2115:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937496068737264524233
Precip in3.52.83.53.93.54.64.54.34.64.63.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Poughkeepsie, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1469222271

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