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New York State Forest Preserve Centennial

New York State Forest Preserve Centennial from directly overhead

New York State Forest Preserve Centennial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 589 m. Hunter Mountain stands 1,228 m to the northwest, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Devils Tombstone, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1985
Inscription
1885 1985 This tablet commemoriates the one hundredth anniversary of New York State's Forest Preserve. The surrounding mountains, streams, and woodlands remain a legacy from the past protected by the Consitution of New York State. They represent a...
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Coordinates42.15500, -74.20543

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Rip Van Winkle Lake Park: 4.5 mi
  • Mountain Top Arboretum: 5.9 mi
  • Parish Field: 7.3 mi
  • Simpson Mini-Park: 7.5 mi
  • Bearsville Park: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 55
Historic sites: 42
  • Tory Fort: 6.0 mi
  • Boarding House: 6.3 mi
  • Layman's Monument: 7.4 mi
  • stone house: 8.1 mi
  • cistern: 8.3 mi
Museums: 35
Artworks: 15
Cliffs: 14
  • Devils Tombstone: 0.1 mi
  • Hurricane Ledge: 6.4 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 6.5 mi
  • The "Great" Cliffs: 7.3 mi
  • Hawks Rocks: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 11
  • Belleayre Beach: 13.9 mi
  • Saugerties Beach: 14.2 mi
  • West Landing: 16.1 mi
  • South Landing: 16.2 mi
  • Ulster Landing Beach: 16.9 mi
Gardens: 11
  • The Walled Garden: 15.5 mi
  • The Upper Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Blithewood Garden: 17.4 mi
  • Rough Garden: 17.6 mi
  • Ellipse: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Rail Explorers: 7.4 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 8.4 mi
  • The Old Game Farm: 11.6 mi
  • Pratt Rock: 15.4 mi
  • Hudson River Cruises: 20.0 mi
Springs: 7
  • Devil's Acre spring: 1.5 mi
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 10.5 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 16.4 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 16.4 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 16.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of New York State Forest Preserve Centennial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hunter MountainNW 321°1,228.34 m2.0 mi
Black DomeNNE 28°1,217.37 m9.0 mi
Thomas Cole MountainNNE 24°1,204.87 m8.7 mi
BlackheadNNE 33°1,200.91 m9.3 mi
West Kill MountainWNW 282°1,186 m4.4 mi
Plateau MountainSE 127°1,168.91 m2.0 mi
Sugarloaf MountainESE 120°1,160 m3.3 mi
Southwest Hunter MountainWNW 285°1,140 m2.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2219:5520:37
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2315:4316:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431435463686660483828
Precip in4.94.05.75.24.86.05.56.36.37.04.97.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Platte Clove, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2895935385

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