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Stony Creek Wildlife Sanctuary

Stony Creek Wildlife Sanctuary from directly overhead

Stony Creek Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Taylor Mountain stands 454 m to the south-southeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Eve, a peak 1.0 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 5.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Orange County Audubon Society
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.30501, -74.39582

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Walter R Sturr Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
  • Lewis Woodlands: 3.5 mi
  • Pine Island Town Park: 3.5 mi
  • Lewis Park: 3.8 mi
  • Railroad Green: 3.9 mi
Artworks
  • Wine and Design Warwick: 4.6 mi
  • Power Teach: 11.0 mi
  • Eagles: 14.7 mi
  • Eagles: 14.8 mi
  • Diana: 15.0 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 56
  • Claudius Smith Den: 14.0 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 14.0 mi
  • steep bluff: 15.8 mi
  • Crumbling Under Pressure: 16.0 mi
  • Gravitas Wall: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 53
  • Lego Big Shop: 6.7 mi
  • Brick Party: 6.7 mi
  • LEGO Rebuild The World: 6.7 mi
  • Lego Factory Adventure Ride: 6.7 mi
  • Stepping Tones: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 48
  • Vernon Valley Lake Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Vernon Valley Lake Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Beach: 7.2 mi
  • LakemPanoranma Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Wawayanda Beach: 8.2 mi
Museums: 43
Gardens: 36
  • Goshen: 6.7 mi
  • The Bronx: 6.7 mi
  • Midtown: 6.7 mi
  • New York City: 6.7 mi
  • West Coast: 6.7 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Mine Hole Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Otter Hole: 18.0 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 18.3 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 18.7 mi
  • High Falls: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Middletown Rest Area: 8.3 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 13.1 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 13.5 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 13.5 mi
  • Pike Welcome Center: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 18.3 mi
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Stony Creek Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor MountainSSE 162°454 m7.0 mi
Wawayanda MountainSSW 203°448 m8.1 mi
Granite PeakSSW 214°445 m10.7 mi
Bearfort MountainS 179°445 m11.4 mi
South PeakSW 214°440 m11.8 mi
Vernon PeakSSW 213°427 m10.3 mi
Warwick MountainSSE 154°410 m6.0 mi
Bellvale MountainSSE 152°406 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2519:5320:35
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2115:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836495968727163534131
Precip in2.62.13.04.03.84.64.24.54.34.53.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middletown 2 NW, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1447051424

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