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The Old Game Farm

The Old Game Farm from directly overhead

The Old Game Farm is an attraction in New York, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. Hunter Mountain stands 1,228 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Gaia Cascade, a waterfall 1.4 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.

The story

zoo in New York, U.S

Dates from 1933.

Wikidata Q2943001, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.23858, -74.00792

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Angelo Canna Town Park: 4.2 mi
  • Mountain Top Arboretum: 6.4 mi
  • Elliott Park: 7.0 mi
  • Rip Van Winkle Lake Park: 7.2 mi
  • Dutchman's Landing Park: 8.0 mi
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 54
  • Gaia Cascade: 1.4 mi
  • Glen Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Venus Bath: 1.6 mi
  • Winter Clove falls: 2.3 mi
  • Ashley Falls: 2.7 mi
Historic sites: 47
  • Otis Railroad Trestle: 3.2 mi
  • Catskill Mountain House: 3.3 mi
  • Town of Cairo: 3.9 mi
  • stone house: 4.0 mi
  • cistern: 4.0 mi
Museums: 30
Artworks: 19
Cliffs: 13
  • Hurricane Ledge: 6.5 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 8.3 mi
  • Hawks Rocks: 8.3 mi
  • The "Great" Cliffs: 8.8 mi
  • Ministers Face: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 12
  • The Upper Garden: 11.4 mi
  • The Walled Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Blithewood Garden: 15.7 mi
  • The Anna Jones Meditation Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Bard Community Garden: 16.0 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Oakdale Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Saugerties Beach: 11.9 mi
  • West Landing: 14.0 mi
  • South Landing: 14.0 mi
  • Ulster Landing Beach: 16.5 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Rail Explorers: 18.9 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 19.4 mi
  • Pratt Rock: 21.8 mi
  • Hudson River Cruises: 22.2 mi
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of The Old Game Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hunter MountainWSW 250°1,228.34 m12.1 mi
Black DomeWNW 290°1,217.37 m6.3 mi
Thomas Cole MountainWNW 289°1,204.87 m6.9 mi
BlackheadWNW 292°1,200.91 m5.3 mi
Plateau MountainSW 231°1,168.91 m11.0 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSW 225°1,160 m10.4 mi
Southwest Hunter MountainWSW 246°1,140 m13.2 mi
Kaaterskill High PeakSW 215°1,113.13 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2019:5420:37
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2215:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475967727163514031

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cairo 3 NW, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/598641617

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