Nature reserve · New York
Sprague Road Unit
Sprague Road Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 546 m. Balsam Mountain stands 1,099 m to the southeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hubbell Hill Unit, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
Coordinates42.19802, -74.61440
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Hubbell Hill Unit: 1.0 mi
- Hubbell Hill Hollow Unit: 1.7 mi
- Kettle Hill Unit: 1.9 mi
- Morris Hill Unit: 2.2 mi
- Middletown Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Morris Hill: 1.9 mi
- Hubbell Hill: 2.1 mi
- Hog Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Kettle Hill: 2.8 mi
- Meade Hill: 3.8 mi
Parks: 22
- Fleischmann Athletic Park: 5.0 mi
- Kirkside Park: 6.8 mi
- Smith Park: 8.3 mi
- Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 9.1 mi
- Big Indian Park: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Stratton Falls: 4.5 mi
- Tompkins Falls: 11.4 mi
- Hardenburg Falls: 12.8 mi
- Red Falls: 13.8 mi
- Otter Falls: 15.3 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Pine Hill Honor Roll: 8.2 mi
- Burroughs Monument: 9.9 mi
- Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 10.8 mi
- ETS Relay (Ruin): 11.4 mi
- Post WWII Memorial: 12.4 mi
Museums: 11
- Zadock Pratt Museum: 12.3 mi
- Pratt Museum: 12.3 mi
- Gilboa Museum: 16.3 mi
- Empire State Railway Museum: 17.7 mi
- New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Pratt Rocks: 13.0 mi
- Giant Ledge: 15.7 mi
- Cornell Crack: 18.9 mi
- Money Point: 20.7 mi
- Samuels Point: 21.0 mi
Springs: 6
- Piped Spring: 10.6 mi
- Table Mountain Spring: 19.4 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 19.7 mi
- Piped Spring: 20.4 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 23.8 mi
Artworks: 5
- Winnisook: 10.9 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 17.2 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 19.6 mi
- Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 22.8 mi
- Beamoc Trout: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 5
- Pratt Rock: 12.5 mi
- Rail Explorers: 17.7 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 19.7 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 20.9 mi
- VanTran Covered Bridge: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Belleayre Beach: 8.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Roscoe: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Sprague Road Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balsam Mountain | SE 139° | 1,099.41 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bearpen Mountain | ENE 57° | 1,098 m | 8.6 mi |
| Millbrook Ridge | S 185° | 1,080 m | 10.1 mi |
| Vly Mountain | ENE 69° | 1,079.3 m | 9.2 mi |
| North Bearpen Mountain | NE 52° | 1,076 m | 8.5 mi |
| Halcott Mountain | E 98° | 1,069.54 m | 9.1 mi |
| Dry Brook Ridge | S 175° | 1,058 m | 5.9 mi |
| Roundtop | NE 44° | 1,052 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:56 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:45 | 16:30 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Delhi 2 SE, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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