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The Bio-Reserve

The Bio-Reserve from directly overhead

The Bio-Reserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Rocky Hill stands 625 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is MHLC, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 12 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
The Bio-Reserve Inc

How to reach it

Coordinates42.61879, -73.77718

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mount Hope Playground: 0.9 mi
  • Magee Park: 0.9 mi
  • Prentice Homes Playground: 1.1 mi
  • Hoffman Park: 1.2 mi
  • Hoffman Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums: 46
Waterfalls: 36
Gardens: 35
  • Friendship Garden: 1.6 mi
  • South End Butterfly Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
  • Yolles Contemplation Garden: 2.0 mi
  • People's Park: 2.1 mi
  • Class of 1969 Medicinal Garden: 2.2 mi
Artworks: 29
  • U Haul Truck: 2.0 mi
  • Labyrinth: 2.2 mi
  • Untitled: 2.3 mi
  • Triangles and Arches: 2.3 mi
  • Trio: 2.3 mi
Attractions: 27
  • Dutch Apple Cruises: 2.1 mi
  • New York State Executive Mansion Tour: 2.1 mi
  • USS Slater: 2.2 mi
  • New York State Museum Carousel: 2.2 mi
  • Empire State Plaza: 2.3 mi
Cliffs: 12
Beaches: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 1.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 9.1 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 17.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of The Bio-Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky HillE 83°625 m20.3 mi
North HillWSW 256°606 m21.0 mi
Unchachogue CreekW 264°597 m20.9 mi
Perigo HillENE 78°571 m16.2 mi
Buck RockE 87°562 m19.8 mi
The GipfelE 86°561 m15.6 mi
Filkins HillW 265°550 m15.5 mi
Johnson HillE 97°537 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:1819:5420:37
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2315:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736486068737164514130
Precip in2.62.33.13.13.44.14.63.83.73.93.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albany Intl AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1463987770

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