South Finch Hollow Unit
South Finch Hollow Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 506 m. Prospect Hill stands 783 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Finch Hollow Unit, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
- 21.7 mi off the Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Finch Hollow Unit: 1.0 mi
- Dryden Brook Unit: 1.7 mi
- Cleaver Unit: 1.8 mi
- Tompkins Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 2.3 mi
- Tower Mountain Unit: 2.4 mi
- Clabber Peak: 2.3 mi
- Walton Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Crane Hill: 2.8 mi
- Tower Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Carroll Hill: 3.6 mi
- More Park: 4.9 mi
- Bassett Park: 6.2 mi
- Austin Lincoln Park: 6.2 mi
- Upper Basset Park: 6.2 mi
- Bear Spring Mountain Game Management Area: 9.5 mi
- White Rock: 6.5 mi
- Home of Squire Zachariah Tarble: 15.1 mi
- Site of the Prophet Trial: 15.5 mi
- Joshia Stowell Home & Farm: 18.0 mi
- Colesville Branch: 18.7 mi
- Deposit Historical Museum: 10.9 mi
- Hancock-Chehocton Historical Society: 13.6 mi
- Bainbridge Museum: 15.7 mi
- Roscoe O&W Museum: 22.7 mi
- Oneonta History Centre: 22.9 mi
- Handen Covered Bridge: 13.4 mi
- Sidney Veterans Memorial Park: 13.8 mi
- Cat Hollow Legend: 16.4 mi
- Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood: 24.5 mi
- 16-17 mile marker from possible priesthood site: 21.1 mi
- Beamoc Trout: 22.6 mi
- statue of liberty replica: 22.8 mi
- East Branch Rest Area: 11.6 mi
- Roscoe: 24.8 mi
- Money Point: 13.2 mi
- Overlook Cliff: 13.5 mi
- Russell Brook Falls: 18.8 mi
- Jensen Cascade: 19.6 mi
- Spencer Spring: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of South Finch Hollow Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | E 86° | 783 m | 13.8 mi |
| Starkweather Hill | E 99° | 776 m | 10.0 mi |
| Brace Hill | E 100° | 752 m | 11.9 mi |
| Houck Mountain | ESE 118° | 748 m | 5.6 mi |
| Bear Spring Mountain | E 93° | 746 m | 6.2 mi |
| Fork Mountain | ESE 111° | 741 m | 9.5 mi |
| South Mountain | E 98° | 740 m | 5.3 mi |
| Colchester Mountain | E 92° | 733 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:59 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:47 | 16:33 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walton 2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/424230415
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