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William K. Love Preserve

William K. Love Preserve from directly overhead

William K. Love Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Bailey Mountain stands 299 m to the north-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Becks Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 6.2 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Westchester Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.21014, -73.51941

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Onatru Farm Town Park: 2.3 mi
  • Quarry Head Park: 2.6 mi
  • Pound Ridge Town Park: 2.7 mi
  • Dorothy Heroy Park: 3.2 mi
  • Sach's Park: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Fairy Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Herb Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 4.6 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Annunaki: 4.3 mi
  • Dancing Girl: 10.9 mi
  • Samford Sign: 10.9 mi
  • Stamford Cone: 11.3 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 11.9 mi
Beaches
Attractions: 22
Waterfalls: 16
  • Cascade: 4.3 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Cascade: 6.5 mi
  • Farms Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 8.8 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Pell Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 4.9 mi
  • The Meadow: 6.0 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 15.7 mi
  • Oak Grove: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 4
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 6.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 6.6 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 12.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 3.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of William K. Love Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bailey MountainNNW 347°299.314 m7.2 mi
Barlow MountainN 8°290 m8.1 mi
West MountainN 357°285 m6.5 mi
Seth Low MountainN 2°283 m8.2 mi
Titicus MountainNNW 344°281 m8.0 mi
Ivy HillNNE 26°234 m5.7 mi
Mount AspetongW 280°229 m6.7 mi
Prospect HillNNE 16°228 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1715:4516:29

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1433681153

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