John Burroughs

John Burroughs: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit John Burroughs

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach John Burroughs — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.80121, -73.97356. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near John Burroughs

• Holy Cross Monastery · Buddhist site · Ulster · ~2 km · Must-see
• Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site · park · Dutchess · ~3 km · Must-see
• Saint James Church · church · Dutchess · ~4 km · Must-see
• Hyde Park Reformed Dutch Church · church · Dutchess · ~4 km · Must-see
• Shaupeneak Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~6 km · Must-see
• Franklin D Roosevelt Presedential Library and Museum · museum · Dutchess · ~6 km · Must-see
• Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park · park · Dutchess · ~7 km · Must-see
• Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site · sanctuary · Dutchess · ~8 km · Must-see
• Staatsburgh State Historic Site · park · Dutchess · ~9 km · Must-see
• Ogden Mills and Ruth Livingston Mills State Park · park · Dutchess · ~9 km · Must-see
• Esopus Meadows Preserve · lake · Ulster · ~9 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Pool · lake · Ulster · ~9 km · Must-see
• Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site · sanctuary · Dutchess · ~9 km · Must-see
• Illinois Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~11 km · Must-see
• Joppenbergh Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~13 km · Must-see
• Second Baptist Church · church · Dutchess · ~14 km · Must-see
• Franny Reese State Park · sanctuary · Ulster · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bonticou Crag · viewpoint · Ulster · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of John Burroughs

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near John Burroughs

• Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site · sanctuary · Dutchess · ~8 km · Must-see
• Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site · sanctuary · Dutchess · ~9 km · Must-see
• Franny Reese State Park · sanctuary · Ulster · ~14 km · Must-see
• Senate House State Historic Site · sanctuary · Ulster · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mohonk Preserve · sanctuary · Ulster · ~20 km · Must-see
• Tivoli Bays Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Dutchess · ~33 km · Must-see
• Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Ulster · ~33 km · Must-see
• Minnewaska State Park Preserve · sanctuary · Ulster · ~35 km · Must-see
• Clermont State Historic Site · sanctuary · Columbia · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mount Guardian Preserve · sanctuary · Ulster · ~40 km · Must-see

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