Nature reserve · New York
Sunny Ridge Preserve
Sunny Ridge Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 126 m. Bald Mountain stands 341 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Motts Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 9.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Castle Recreation & Parks
How to reach it
Coordinates41.19005, -73.84423
- 9.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 11.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 12.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Motts Hill: 0.2 mi
- Catamount Hill: 0.9 mi
- Ganungs Hill: 1.4 mi
- Teatown Hill: 1.6 mi
- Nordica Hill: 2.1 mi
Gardens
- Ossining Organic Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Dooryard Garden: 6.0 mi
- Peabody Monarch Garden: 6.3 mi
- Merestead Formal Garden: 7.3 mi
- Memorial Park Butterfly Garden: 8.0 mi
Parks
- Cedar Lane Park: 0.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Gerlach Park: 1.3 mi
- Authur J. Jones Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
- Paradise Island County Park: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Crawbuckie Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Tommy Thurber Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Warburg Park: 2.3 mi
- New Croton Unit: 3.0 mi
- Jane E. Lytle Memorial Arboretum: 3.2 mi
Museums
- Old Croton Aqueduct Sing Sing Kill Weir Chamber: 2.1 mi
- Sing Sing Prison Museum: 2.3 mi
- Philipsburg Manor Visitor Center: 7.1 mi
- KinoSaito Arts Center: 7.3 mi
- History Center Museum: 7.5 mi
Historic sites
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 2.1 mi
- John E. Hand Park: 2.2 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson World War I Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Gedney Park 9/11 Memorial: 2.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial Sundial: 3.5 mi
Artworks
- River Arch: 2.6 mi
- Brickhead Truth: 6.1 mi
- Arc: 8.0 mi
- Tappan Zee: 8.4 mi
- Approach: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 59
- Raven's Rock: 6.6 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 9.9 mi
- Hell Hole: 12.1 mi
- Castle Rock: 13.7 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 57
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 1.7 mi
- Headless Horseman Bridge Sign: 7.0 mi
- Headless Horseman Statue: 7.0 mi
- Philipsburg Manor: 7.1 mi
- Timp-Torne Trail: 8.9 mi
Beaches: 51
- Brick Beach: 6.8 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 7.9 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 15.0 mi
- Old Sebago Beach: 15.0 mi
- New Sebago Beach: 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 15
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 14.2 mi
- Pell Hill: 14.3 mi
- Kakiat Park: 14.4 mi
- The Meadow: 16.1 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Farms Falls: 12.7 mi
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 19.9 mi
- The Falls: 20.8 mi
- Sheep Falls: 20.9 mi
- Cascade: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Doodletown: 11.2 mi
- Dicktown: 20.1 mi
- Cuties Island: 20.4 mi
- Monksville: 24.1 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 19.9 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 19.9 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 22.3 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 19.5 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 19.6 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 21.7 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Sunny Ridge Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | NW 310° | 341 m | 10.1 mi |
| The Timp | NW 306° | 332 m | 10.1 mi |
| Dunderberg Mountain | NW 312° | 325 m | 9.9 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NNE 30° | 253 m | 4.7 mi |
| High Tor | W 268° | 244 m | 6.3 mi |
| Buckberg Mountain | WNW 300° | 241 m | 9.5 mi |
| Dickerson Mountain | NNW 346° | 237 m | 4.9 mi |
| French Hill | NNE 26° | 236 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yorktown HTS 1W, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1199533045
Day trips start here
- Croton-on-Hudson · 2 mi
- Ossining · 2 mi
- Briarcliff Manor · 3 mi
- Sleepy Hollow · 7 mi
- New City · 8 mi
- Nyack · 8 mi
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