Van Aken Road Unit
Van Aken Road Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 475 m. Bearpen Mountain stands 1,098 m to the south, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Ferris Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
- 27.4 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Ferris Hill: 0.3 mi
- Pine Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Negro Hill: 2.3 mi
- Jump Hill: 2.4 mi
- Clay Hill: 2.8 mi
- Pine Mountain Unit: 1.1 mi
- Mount Royal Unit: 3.0 mi
- Prospect Hill Unit: 3.0 mi
- Bear Kill Headwaters Unit: 3.4 mi
- Washington Street Unit: 3.8 mi
- Mine Kill State Park: 5.2 mi
- Kirkside Park: 6.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 7.6 mi
- Ashland Park: 8.3 mi
- Village Green at Jefferson: 10.7 mi
- Hardenburg Falls: 2.2 mi
- Manor Kill Falls: 3.0 mi
- Mine Kill Falls: 4.8 mi
- Red Falls: 5.9 mi
- Creamery Falls: 7.6 mi
- Post WWII Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque: 14.1 mi
- Burroughs Monument: 15.5 mi
- Pine Hill Honor Roll: 15.7 mi
- Susquehanna Turnpike: 15.8 mi
- Gilboa Museum: 3.2 mi
- Pratt Museum: 4.0 mi
- Zadock Pratt Museum: 4.0 mi
- New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 6.2 mi
- Lansing Manor House: 6.2 mi
- Pratt Rock: 4.6 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 8.0 mi
- Rail Explorers: 21.3 mi
- Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park: 22.1 mi
- Howe Caverns: 23.6 mi
- Pratt Rocks: 4.9 mi
- Vromans Nose: 17.1 mi
- The Cliff: 18.8 mi
- Devils Tombstone: 20.1 mi
- Giant Ledge: 22.6 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 16.3 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 18.6 mi
- Piped Spring: 23.5 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 17.0 mi
- Winnisook: 17.9 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 21.0 mi
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Belleayre Beach: 16.1 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 20.3 mi
- East Worcester Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Veterans Garden: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Van Aken Road Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bearpen Mountain | S 176° | 1,098 m | 6.6 mi |
| Vly Mountain | SSE 167° | 1,079.3 m | 8.2 mi |
| North Bearpen Mountain | S 181° | 1,076 m | 6.0 mi |
| Roundtop | S 185° | 1,052 m | 4.6 mi |
| Huntersfield Mountain | E 93° | 1,043 m | 6.9 mi |
| South Bearpen | S 184° | 1,040 m | 7.9 mi |
| Bearpen Flats | S 186° | 1,036 m | 8.6 mi |
| Southwest Bearpen | S 186° | 1,035 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:56 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:43 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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