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Westmoreland Sanctuary

Westmoreland Sanctuary from directly overhead

Westmoreland Sanctuary is a nature reserve in New York, at a recorded elevation of 126 m. Turkey Mountain stands 253 m to the northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Foundation of former fire tower, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 5.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
126 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.17688, -73.67523

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Foundation of former fire tower: 0.6 mi
  • Meyer Estate House Ruins: 1.7 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 3.4 mi
  • grave of grand rabbi of kasho : 5.0 mi
  • NRHP Plaque: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Merestead County Park: 1.5 mi
  • Merestead County Park: 1.7 mi
  • Bedford Village Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Marsh Sanctuary Connector: 2.2 mi
  • Leonard Park: 2.6 mi
Gardens
  • Merestead Formal Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Call to Worship Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Founders Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Potting Garden: 5.2 mi
Peaks
  • Guard Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Indian Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Mount Aspetong: 3.8 mi
  • Ray Hill: 4.3 mi
  • McKesson Hill: 4.9 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Annunaki: 7.3 mi
  • Pollinator Pathway Mural: 10.2 mi
  • River Arch: 10.2 mi
  • Samford Sign: 11.0 mi
  • Dancing Girl: 11.1 mi
Beaches
Attractions: 41
Cliffs: 18
Picnic sites: 13
  • Pell Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 7.3 mi
  • The Meadow: 7.6 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 14.6 mi
  • Excelsior Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Farms Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Cascade: 12.7 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Cascade: 14.9 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 16.5 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 3
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 10.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 10.9 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 16.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 10.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Westmoreland Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey MountainNW 308°253 m8.1 mi
French HillNW 315°236 m8.8 mi
Mount AspetongNNE 24°229 m3.8 mi
Guard HillNW 326°226 m2.4 mi
Fox HillNE 40°223 m6.8 mi
Round TopN 353°222 m11.0 mi
Cat HillNW 317°221 m7.5 mi
Chappaqua HillW 265°219 m4.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2319:5020:32
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:1715:4516:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516169757366554435
Precip in4.33.14.74.44.14.93.83.85.24.64.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stamford 5 N, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/609329056

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