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Schumway Road Unit

Schumway Road Unit from directly overhead

Schumway Road Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 580 m. Doubletop Mountain stands 1,180 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is West Neversink Unit, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.86798, -74.62351

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 55
Historic sites: 36
Cliffs: 29
Waterfalls: 28
  • Wildcat Falls: 9.3 mi
  • High Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Vernooy Kill Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Hanging Rock Falls: 13.4 mi
Museums: 9
Springs: 7
  • Piped Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Box Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Piped Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 6
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 11.2 mi
  • Overturned 1938 Truck: 16.8 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 21.4 mi
  • Rail Explorers: 21.9 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 6
Artworks: 5
  • Beamoc Trout: 15.6 mi
  • Winnisook: 18.7 mi
  • Gnome Chomsky: 19.5 mi
  • Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 20.5 mi
  • Shandaken Eagle: 21.5 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Buddah Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Roscoe: 13.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Schumway Road Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Doubletop MountainNNE 24°1,180 m12.1 mi
Doubletop Mountain - South PeakNNE 25°1,175 m11.9 mi
Graham MountainNNE 18°1,174 m12.4 mi
Table MountainENE 61°1,165.86 m12.9 mi
Peekamoose MountainENE 63°1,164.03 m13.0 mi
Balsam Lake MountainN 7°1,136 m12.4 mi
Lone MountainENE 60°1,127.76 m13.9 mi
Big Indian MountainNNE 29°1,127.46 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2419:5620:38
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2415:4616:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431445463686659483828
Precip in3.72.83.94.24.75.24.75.35.24.83.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Liberty 1 NE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/424229274

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