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Westchester Lenoir Preserve

Westchester Lenoir Preserve from directly overhead

Westchester Lenoir Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 93 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Ginsburg Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation & Conservation

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.97582, -73.88361

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Martin Ginsburg Park: 0.2 mi
  • Untermyer Park and Gardens: 0.7 mi
  • Uniontown Playground: 0.8 mi
  • Riverview Park: 0.8 mi
  • Richter Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Garden Remants: 0.6 mi
  • The Vista: 0.6 mi
  • Rock and Stream Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Cherry Bowl: 0.7 mi
  • Temple of Love: 0.7 mi
Gardens
  • Walled Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Bronxville Giving Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Pure Love Organic Farms: 6.0 mi
  • PS24 Garden: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
Cliffs
Beaches
Peaks
Picnic sites: 43
  • Excelsior Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
  • Alpine picnic area: 2.7 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 11.0 mi
  • Area B: 11.3 mi
  • Area C: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 13.0 mi
  • Larry Doby Service Area: 18.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 23.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Westchester Lenoir Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainW 269°268 m16.4 mi
Beech MountainW 271°260 m17.4 mi
High TorNNW 344°244 m15.2 mi
Horse Stable RockNW 319°242 m17.3 mi
Mount CecchinoW 268°230 m16.5 mi
Campgaw MountainWNW 288°224 m17.4 mi
South MountainNNW 344°220 m15.2 mi
Chappaqua HillNNE 24°219 m14.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2419:5020:32
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:1815:4716:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441516170757467554537
Precip in3.93.34.44.34.34.64.54.44.64.43.94.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dobbs Ferry-ardsley, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/486579395

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