Nature reserve · New York
Sheepshead Island
Sheepshead Island is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Bald Peak stands 705 m to the west-northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugar Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 0.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
How to reach it
Coordinates43.93789, -73.41366
- 0.3 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 15.9 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 24.2 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 28.1 mi off the Mad River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 10 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 21 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 22 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sugar Hill: 1.0 mi
- Breeds Hill: 1.0 mi
- Miller Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Phelps Rocks: 2.7 mi
- Buck Mountain: 3.2 mi
Cliffs
- Eagle Cliff: 9.2 mi
- Rogers Slide: 10.0 mi
- Roger's Slide: 10.0 mi
- Jolly Roger Slab: 10.1 mi
- Campground Wall: 10.2 mi
Parks: 50
- Carrilon Park: 6.1 mi
- Bi-Centenial Park: 6.2 mi
- Crown Point State Historic Site: 6.2 mi
- Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
- East Creek Waterfowl Area: 9.6 mi
Nature reserves: 29
- Signal Buoy Island: 1.1 mi
- Putnam Creek Fishing Access: 1.5 mi
- Lake George Forest Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Cook mountain: 8.4 mi
- Lake George Land Conservancy: 9.6 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Historic Redoubt: 5.8 mi
- Samuel De Champlain Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Gage's Redoubt: 6.1 mi
- Liberty Monument: 6.3 mi
- Fort Crown Point: 6.3 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Falls of Carrilon: 6.1 mi
- Bittersweet Falls: 11.6 mi
- Middlebury Falls: 13.2 mi
- Dog Team Falls: 14.8 mi
- Schroon Falls: 16.9 mi
Museums: 18
- Ticonderoga Heritage Museum: 6.2 mi
- Penfield Homestead Museum: 6.2 mi
- Crown Point Historic Site: 6.4 mi
- Chimney Point Museum: 6.7 mi
- The Iron Center: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 12
- Bench and Table: 12.6 mi
- Smog: 12.7 mi
- LOVE: 12.7 mi
- Two-Way Mirror Curved Hedge Zig-Zag Labyrinth: 12.7 mi
- Frisbee Dog: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 7.1 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 7.6 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 8.1 mi
- Footbridge Park: 21.4 mi
- Alma Farm Park: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 6
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 7.1 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 8.0 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 9.4 mi
- Hague Town Beach: 14.0 mi
- Westport Beach: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 5
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 6.2 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 7.7 mi
- Nature preserve: 9.1 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 16.5 mi
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 20.1 mi
Gardens: 5
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 6.8 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 6.8 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 13.0 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 18.7 mi
- Japanese Garden: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 15.4 mi
- Robert Frost Wayside: 20.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 13.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Lucky Seven: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Sheepshead Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Peak | WNW 301° | 705 m | 8.8 mi |
| Lock Mountain | WNW 299° | 629 m | 10.1 mi |
| Blue Hill | WNW 297° | 627 m | 9.0 mi |
| Old Fort Mountain | SW 215° | 623 m | 8.3 mi |
| Knob Mountain | WSW 256° | 617 m | 9.2 mi |
| Bald Pate | WSW 259° | 593 m | 7.9 mi |
| Bear Pond Mountain | WSW 239° | 564 m | 10.1 mi |
| Cat Mountain | WNW 289° | 561 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:56 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:32 | 16:19 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornwall, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/32047388
Day trips start here
- Crown Point · 1 mi
- Middlebury · 14 mi
- Westport · 17 mi
- Elizabethtown · 20 mi
- Lake George · 24 mi
- Essex · 26 mi
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