Nature reserve · New York
Taconic Unit
Taconic Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 269 m. South Beacon Mountain stands 491 m to the west, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Great Buddha Hall, a museum 1.0 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
Coordinates41.49058, -73.81217
- 19.8 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
- 28.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 29.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Rock · 26 mi
- High Exposure · 26 mi
- Overlook · 26 mi
- Thurston Rock · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Shenandoah Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Dick Hill: 2.6 mi
- Hosner Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Honness Mountain: 3.9 mi
Parks
- Fahnestock Winter Park: 1.5 mi
- Lime Kiln Recreation Center: 3.3 mi
- Douglas Phillips Park: 4.6 mi
- Doug Phillips Park: 4.6 mi
- Sarah Taylor Park (outer): 4.9 mi
Nature reserves
- West Branch Headwaters Unit: 1.6 mi
- Knapp Road Unit: 1.6 mi
- Kent Cliffs Unit: 2.7 mi
- Farmers Mills Unit: 3.2 mi
- Summit Unit: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- The Mt. Beacon Eight: 5.9 mi
- American revolution signal Beacon monument: 6.9 mi
- chimney: 7.2 mi
- Beacon Hill Incline Railway Powerhouse: 7.3 mi
- Connecticut Line: 7.9 mi
Artworks
- General Patton: 10.1 mi
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower: 10.1 mi
- Thayer Statue: 10.1 mi
- Washington Monument: 10.2 mi
- Mahatma: 13.3 mi
Museums: 45
- Great Buddha Hall: 1.0 mi
- Van Wyck Homestead Museum: 4.6 mi
- Magazzino: 6.8 mi
- Boscobel House: 8.5 mi
- Putnam History Museum: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 27
- Boscobel Gardens: 8.5 mi
- Haldane School Garden: 8.7 mi
- Personal Gardens: 11.8 mi
- Vassar College Community Gardens: 13.6 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 14.0 mi
Beaches: 17
- Canopus Beach: 1.5 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 7.6 mi
- Tonetta Lake Beach: 11.4 mi
- Pine Ledge: 16.9 mi
- Sherman Town Beach: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Eagle Cliff: 13.4 mi
- Hell Hole: 14.9 mi
- Kaal Rock: 16.2 mi
- Kelly Slide: 19.7 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 20.9 mi
Attractions: 13
- Watchtower Educational Center: 12.2 mi
- Timp-Torne Trail: 16.5 mi
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 16.8 mi
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 18.7 mi
- Dover Stone Church: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- LG waterfall: 14.1 mi
- Upper Falls: 14.5 mi
- Lower Falls: 14.6 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 15.9 mi
- Cascades: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 6.0 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 6.1 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 16.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Princess circle picnic site: 8.6 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 19.8 mi
- Pell Hill: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dicktown: 2.2 mi
- Doodletown: 16.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 20.2 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Taconic Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Beacon Mountain | W 265° | 491 m | 6.9 mi |
| North Beacon Mountain | W 269° | 465 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | W 278° | 456 m | 5.5 mi |
| Lambs Hill | W 273° | 454 m | 6.0 mi |
| Bull Hill | WSW 244° | 433 m | 8.3 mi |
| Crows Nest | WSW 237° | 429 m | 10.5 mi |
| Butter Hill | WSW 246° | 420 m | 10.7 mi |
| Storm King Mountain | WSW 247° | 411 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:45 | 16:29 |
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 | 29 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stormville, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/424227628
Day trips start here
- Putnam County · 5 mi
- Cold Spring · 9 mi
- Highlands · 13 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 20 mi
- Stony Point · 20 mi
- Ossining · 23 mi
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