Nature reserve · New York
Whippoorwill Park
Whippoorwill Park is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 118 m. Turkey Mountain stands 253 m to the north-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Glazier Arboretum, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 6.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of New Castle
How to reach it
Coordinates41.16791, -73.73935
- 6.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 6.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 14.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Glazier Arboretum: 0.9 mi
- Haas Sanctuary: 0.9 mi
- Burden Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Pinecliff Audubon Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Eugene and Agnes Meyer Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Chappaqua Hill: 1.6 mi
- McKesson Hill: 1.9 mi
- Sarles Hill: 2.8 mi
- Guard Hill: 3.3 mi
- Ray Hill: 3.6 mi
Parks
- Merestead County Park: 1.8 mi
- Leonard Park: 1.9 mi
- Wagon Wheel Camp: 1.9 mi
- Depot Plaza: 2.0 mi
- Town Hall Playground and Recreation Field: 2.0 mi
Gardens
- Merestead Formal Garden: 1.9 mi
- Prayer Garden: 3.7 mi
- Call to Worship Garden: 3.7 mi
- Founders Garden: 3.7 mi
- Ossining Organic Community Garden: 6.2 mi
Historic sites
- Memorial to Korean War veterans from Chappaqua: 2.0 mi
- Meyer Estate House Ruins: 2.1 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.8 mi
- NRHP Plaque: 2.8 mi
- Gedney Park 9/11 Memorial: 3.2 mi
Cliffs
- Raven's Rock: 6.4 mi
- Castle Rock: 9.1 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 9.8 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 10.1 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 15.3 mi
Museums
- Old Croton Aqueduct Sing Sing Kill Weir Chamber: 6.5 mi
- Sing Sing Prison Museum: 6.5 mi
- Katonah Museum of Art: 7.4 mi
- Philipsburg Manor Visitor Center: 8.5 mi
- Neuberger Musuem of Art: 8.5 mi
Artworks
- River Arch: 6.9 mi
- Current: 9.6 mi
- Converging Vistas: 9.6 mi
- Untitled, for Imre Lendvai: 9.6 mi
- Annunaki: 10.2 mi
Beaches
- Brick Beach: 12.3 mi
- Harbor Point Beach: 13.1 mi
- Hawthorne Beach: 13.1 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 13.5 mi
- Fords Beach: 13.8 mi
Attractions: 51
- Bedford Village Historic District: 5.5 mi
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 7.3 mi
- Headless Horseman Bridge Sign: 8.4 mi
- Headless Horseman Statue: 8.4 mi
- Philipsburg Manor: 8.5 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Pell Hill: 10.1 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 10.2 mi
- The Meadow: 10.5 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 14.4 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Farms Falls: 7.1 mi
- Cascade: 16.0 mi
- Sheep Falls: 16.0 mi
- Cascade: 18.2 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 19.6 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 14.8 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 14.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 20.0 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 20.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 13.9 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 13.9 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Cuties Island: 15.0 mi
- Doodletown: 16.4 mi
- Dicktown: 21.4 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 13.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Whippoorwill Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Mountain | NNW 331° | 253 m | 6.4 mi |
| High Tor | W 277° | 244 m | 11.8 mi |
| Dickerson Mountain | NW 313° | 237 m | 9.1 mi |
| French Hill | NNW 337° | 236 m | 7.5 mi |
| Indian Hill | NNW 344° | 231 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Aspetong | NE 50° | 229 m | 6.4 mi |
| Guard Hill | NE 38° | 226 m | 3.3 mi |
| Fox Hill | NE 53° | 223 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yorktown HTS 1W, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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