Nature reserve · New York
St. John's Pond Preserve
St. John's Pond Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Reynolds Hill stands 180 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dance of the Polypeptides, a artwork 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates40.85412, -73.46271
- 16.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 20.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Dance of the Polypeptides: 0.4 mi
- Charles Darwin: 0.5 mi
- Three Condors: 0.8 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bird Fountain: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
- Saw Mill Hill: 0.4 mi
- Eva and Larry Paul: 0.6 mi
- Gail Wilson: 0.6 mi
- Tony Coe: 0.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.1 mi
Attractions
- ATCG Tower: 0.4 mi
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 3.7 mi
- Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium: 6.1 mi
- Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 12.2 mi
- Jamaica: 12.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Uplands Farm Sanctuary: 0.5 mi
- Davenport Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Fox Hollow Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Hawk Valley Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Hawk Valley Preserve: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Cold Spring Harbor State Park: 0.7 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Park: 1.1 mi
- Stillwell Woods Park: 1.4 mi
- Breezy Park: 1.8 mi
- Peter A. Nelson Park: 2.1 mi
Beaches
- Cold Spring Beach: 1.0 mi
- Eagle Dock Beach: 1.4 mi
- Gold Star Battalion Beach: 3.3 mi
- West Neck Beach: 3.4 mi
- Quail Hill Beach: 3.9 mi
Museums
- Fire House Museum: 1.1 mi
- Preservation Long Islannd: 1.2 mi
- The Whaling Museum & Education Center: 1.4 mi
- Heckscher Museum of Art: 2.6 mi
- Old Orchard: 2.8 mi
Gardens
- Organic Demonstration Site #1: 1.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 3.5 mi
- Crucifix Garden: 3.6 mi
- Victorian Garden: 3.8 mi
- Colonial Garden: 3.8 mi
Peaks
- Sagamore Hill: 2.9 mi
- West Hills: 3.1 mi
- Jayne's Hill: 3.3 mi
- Mannetto Hills: 3.9 mi
- Mill Neck Peak: 4.7 mi
Picnic sites: 29
- Lower Education Area: 2.6 mi
- Upper Education Area: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Area C: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Area A & B: 3.2 mi
- Birches: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Cooper Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 5.7 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 5.9 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 6.6 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 4.4 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 7.7 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 11.8 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 11.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 14.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Long Island Welcome Center: 8.4 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 18.4 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- The Falls: 19.9 mi
- Farms Falls: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 12.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of St. John's Pond Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds Hill | NW 318° | 180 m | 23.6 mi |
| Round Hill | NNW 328° | 172 m | 20.5 mi |
| Cooney Hill | NW 321° | 170 m | 22.1 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NW 314° | 156 m | 21.3 mi |
| Huckleberry Hills | N 358° | 141 m | 23.2 mi |
| Canoe Hill | N 358° | 140 m | 21.5 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | SE 144° | 122 m | 3.3 mi |
| Ferris Hill | N 357° | 120 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/961340052
Day trips start here
- Oyster Bay · 4 mi
- Bayville · 6 mi
- South Oyster Bay · 7 mi
- Glen Cove · 9 mi
- Nassau County · 10 mi
- Roslyn · 10 mi
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