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Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway

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New York
Source
USDOT · FHWA record
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Lookouts along this byway

2 scenic overlooks in drive order. Every one traces to a real source — OpenStreetMap, an official agency record, or a local who confirmed it. Zero hallucinations.

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Named places along this byway

Typed places from the atlas within thirty miles of this road, measured to the drawn route. Each one traces to its source record, and each one lists the byways near it in return.

Nature reserves

Sims-Jennings Preserve at Cayuga Cliffs On the bywayWhitlock Nature Preserve On the bywayVanRiper Conservation Area On the bywayVanRiper Conservation Area On the byway

Gardens

Ithaca Children's Garden On the bywayAlpha Phi Alpha memorial garden 1.02 mi off the roadFarrand Garden 1.11 mi off the roadRockwell Azalea Garden 1.15 mi off the road

Peaks

Pumpkin Hill On the bywayBean Hill 1.01 mi off the roadHungerford Hill 3.16 mi off the roadEmerson Hill 3.24 mi off the road

Museums

Sciencenter On the bywayField School House On the bywayCayuga Nature Center On the bywayMuseum of the Earth 0.43 mi off the road

Parks

Cayuga Lake State Park On the bywayAllan H. Treman State Marine Park On the bywayLong Point State Park (Finger Lakes) 0.74 mi off the roadF.R. Newman Arboretum 2.29 mi off the road

Waterfalls

Frontenac Falls On the bywayLudlowville Falls 0.38 mi off the roadIthaca Falls 0.5 mi off the roadTaughannock Falls 0.73 mi off the road

Historic sites

Bob Baker BBQ Pavilion On the bywayPeter Wheeler historic marker 0.36 mi off the roadMonument of Ezra Cornell 0.9 mi off the roadAndrew Dickson White Statue 0.96 mi off the road

Cliffs

Pinnacle Rock 2.02 mi off the road

Artworks

Oak Island Rock Sculpture 5.69 mi off the road
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  • Taughannock Falls State ParkUnavailable right now
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  • Long Point State Park (Finger Lakes)Unavailable right now

Light timing

Sunset around 6:31 PM along this route today, with golden hour starting around 5:54 PM.

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