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The Leland Reserve

The Leland Reserve from directly overhead

The Leland Reserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 428 m. Muller Hill stands 617 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Schapiro Reserve, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Southern Madison Heritage Trust

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.80073, -75.54211

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hamilton Village Green: 1.8 mi
  • Madison Lake: 7.2 mi
  • Sherburne Historic Park: 8.0 mi
  • Shed: 8.5 mi
  • Gaines Memorial Park: 8.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 13
Waterfalls: 8
Artworks: 5
Gardens: 3
  • Spruce Ridge Landscape & Garden Center: 14.3 mi
  • Root Glen: 18.5 mi
  • Hamilton Community Garden: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Geographical Center of New York State: 9.0 mi
  • Clinton Cider Mill: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cheningo Day Use Area: 24.4 mi
  • Spruce Grove Picnic Area: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of The Leland Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Muller HillW 263°617 m12.4 mi
Hunt HillW 265°611 m15.2 mi
Pigeon HillSSW 208°606 m12.6 mi
South HillWSW 255°604 m17.1 mi
Texas HillWSW 247°603 m8.8 mi
Skinner HillSSE 154°600 m12.8 mi
Kinney HillW 276°599 m15.6 mi
Cary HillWSW 239°594 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:14
June solstice05:2520:0220:45
September equinox06:5018:2419:01
December solstice07:3015:4616:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222331445665696760493828
Precip in2.52.33.13.53.64.84.44.13.74.13.12.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sherburne, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1351255611

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