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Steele Brook Unit

Steele Brook Unit from directly overhead

Steele Brook Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 553 m. Mount Pisgah stands 1,018 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Archie Elliott Road Unit, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 29 miles off.

What to expect

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.30360, -74.94272

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 31
  • Delhi Community Park: 2.4 mi
  • West Davenport Park: 9.9 mi
  • Fortin Park: 10.9 mi
  • Neahwa Park: 11.7 mi
  • miller park: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 7.8 mi
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 16.4 mi
  • Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 22.0 mi
  • Sidney Veterans Memorial Park: 23.6 mi
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Stratton Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Tompkins Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Russell Brook Falls: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • East Branch Rest Area: 24.1 mi
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • statue of liberty replica: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Piped Spring: 22.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Steele Brook Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PisgahESE 118°1,018 m12.0 mi
Round TopE 99°935 m13.4 mi
Southeast WarrenE 89°924 m12.8 mi
Little Pisgah MountainESE 123°924 m13.3 mi
Burnt HillESE 103°884 m13.5 mi
Mount WarrenE 86°880 m12.2 mi
Grays MountainSE 131°878 m13.0 mi
West WarrenE 86°873 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2419:5820:41
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2615:4616:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445563676659483728
Precip in3.22.83.74.04.04.94.84.34.84.73.73.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Delhi 2 SE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/424226253

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