Secret Caverns
Secret Caverns is an attraction in New York, at a modelled elevation of 343 m. Leonard Hill stands 794 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Howe Caverns, a attraction 1.0 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 3.3 miles off.
Tour cave which is open seasonally
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 13.7 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 16.9 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 23.8 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lock 7 Dam · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Schoharie Hill: 2.8 mi
- Terrace Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Round Top: 3.3 mi
- Hogback: 3.7 mi
- Barrack Zourie: 5.1 mi
- Central Bridge Community Park: 2.9 mi
- Iorio Park: 4.6 mi
- Fox Creek Park: 5.0 mi
- Lilly Park: 5.0 mi
- Lasalle Park: 5.5 mi
- Petersburg State Forest: 6.6 mi
- Settles Mountain Nature Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Vroman's Nose Unique Area: 8.2 mi
- Rural Grove State Forest: 10.2 mi
- Lost Valley State Forest: 10.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 8.5 mi
- Richmondville Service Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Wiggins Family Homestead Foundation: 13.5 mi
- Christman Memorial: 13.7 mi
- fallen chimney: 16.3 mi
- Iroquois Indian Museum: 1.5 mi
- Schoharie Valley Railroad Museum: 4.9 mi
- Old Stone Fort Museum: 5.1 mi
- 1743 Palatine House: 5.4 mi
- The Dr. Best House & Medical Museum: 8.4 mi
- Boucks Falls: 11.8 mi
- Bozen KIll Falls: 14.3 mi
- Canajoharie Falls: 15.4 mi
- Creamery Falls: 17.0 mi
- Star Falls: 17.6 mi
- Poseidon statue: 16.4 mi
- Mother and Child at the Mohawk River: 18.5 mi
- Waterfall Gate: 18.5 mi
- Mother Mosaic: 18.6 mi
- DreamRiver: 18.6 mi
- The Cliff: 8.1 mi
- Vromans Nose: 8.5 mi
- Big Nose: 13.7 mi
- Cave Wall: 19.1 mi
- Mahican Wall: 19.1 mi
- Landis Arboretum: 8.0 mi
- Perrella Sculpture Garden: 19.5 mi
- Veterans Garden: 22.4 mi
- Fremont Street Garden: 23.5 mi
- Sycamore Collaborative Hulett Street Farm: 24.0 mi
- Howe Caverns: 1.0 mi
- Howe Caverns: 1.0 mi
- Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park: 2.6 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 16.6 mi
- Caughnawaga Indian Village Site: 16.9 mi
- Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 14.6 mi
- I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 16.2 mi
- East Worcester Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 18.0 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 18.2 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 23.5 mi
- Schoharie Crossing Launch: 16.7 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 24.0 mi
- Hyde Hall Covered Bridge: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Secret Caverns. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Hill | S 174° | 794 m | 18.0 mi |
| The Cobble | SW 226° | 710 m | 12.0 mi |
| Petersburg Mountain | SSW 209° | 708 m | 6.0 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WSW 253° | 698 m | 14.0 mi |
| Safford Hill | S 178° | 685 m | 16.5 mi |
| Algerine Hill | WSW 253° | 684 m | 14.5 mi |
| Stone Quarry Hill | WSW 251° | 669 m | 15.9 mi |
| Fulton Hill | SSW 211° | 665 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:57 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 31 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cobleskill 2 ESE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1182378790
Day trips start here
- Schenectady · 24 mi
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