- Elevation, modelled
- 129 m
- Tallest summit within 8.2 miles
- Bear Mountain394 m · 7.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway15.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 41.2780, -73.8664
Cortlandt Community Recreation Area is a park in New York, at a modelled 129 m. Bear Mountain stands 394 m to the west-northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Furnace Brook Headwater Preserve, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 15 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Cortlandt Community Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | WNW 288° | 394 m | 7.6 mi |
| West Mountain | W 273° | 382 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 274° | 341 m | 6.5 mi |
| The Timp | W 269° | 332 m | 7.0 mi |
| Dunderberg Mountain | W 275° | 325 m | 6.2 mi |
| Denning Hill | NNW 342° | 309 m | 6.8 mi |
| Fort Defiance Hill | NNW 345° | 304 m | 7.1 mi |
| Piano Mountain | NNE 23° | 299 m | 5.2 mi |
- 15.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 16.8 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 18.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 27.4 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Furnace Brook Headwater Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Hunterbrook Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Sylvan Glen Park Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Blue Mountain Reservation: 2.2 mi
- Hemlock Brook Preserve: 2.9 mi
Parks
- Fox Den Park: 1.1 mi
- Westchester County Parkland: 1.4 mi
- Hunterbrook Field: 1.7 mi
- Beecher Park: 2.2 mi
- Deer Hollow Park: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Dickerson Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Blue Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Snake Hill: 2.0 mi
- Jacobs Hill: 2.1 mi
- Salt Hill: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
- Quarry: 1.5 mi
- Quarry: 1.5 mi
- Old Quarry House Ruins: 1.5 mi
- Mining Operations Ruins: 1.5 mi
- Quarry Entrance: 1.6 mi
Museums
- The Peekskill Museum: 2.9 mi
- Lincoln Depot Museum: 3.4 mi
- KinoSaito Arts Center: 5.0 mi
- Schoolhouse Museum: 5.4 mi
- MANITOGA / The Russel Wright Design Center: 6.6 mi
Artworks
- Arc: 3.5 mi
- Brickhead Truth: 7.7 mi
- River Arch: 8.4 mi
- General Patton: 9.1 mi
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower: 9.1 mi
Gardens
- Ossining Organic Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Boscobel Gardens: 10.0 mi
- Merestead Formal Garden: 10.9 mi
- Formal Garden: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 58
- Hell Hole: 7.4 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 10.9 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 11.3 mi
- Raven's Rock: 12.8 mi
- Lemon Squeezer: 13.9 mi
Attractions: 48
- Timp-Torne Trail: 5.2 mi
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 5.7 mi
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 6.0 mi
- Bedford Village Historic District: 12.7 mi
- Headless Horseman Bridge Sign: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 20
- Brick Beach: 5.0 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 6.1 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 10.2 mi
- Canopus Beach: 13.5 mi
- New Sebago Beach: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 14.6 mi
- Pell Hill: 14.8 mi
- Kakiat Park: 15.8 mi
- The Meadow: 19.7 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Farms Falls: 16.8 mi
- Sheep Falls: 21.8 mi
- Cascade: 21.9 mi
- MacMillan Brook Falls: 22.0 mi
- Upper Falls: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Danbury Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 22.8 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Doodletown: 7.2 mi
- Dicktown: 14.5 mi
- Monksville: 24.9 mi
- Cuties Island: 24.9 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 24.8 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 24.8 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 18.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 4 mi away.
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