Cayuga Nature Center
Cayuga Nature Center is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Virgil Mountain stands 643 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Myers Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
The Cayuga Nature Center (CNC) is an educational institution addressing nature and environmental issues. It is located on the west side of Cayuga Lake in Tompkins County, New York.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1981.
Wikidata Q5055477, matched on coordinates and name (196 m apart).
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
- 10.2 mi off the Scenic Route 90
Overlooks nearby
- Taughannock Falls Overlook · 3 mi
- Fuertes Swan Pond Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Myers Park: 1.4 mi
- Jacksonville Community Park: 3.2 mi
- East Shore Park: 4.2 mi
- Ned Hickey Park: 4.3 mi
- Allan H. Treman State Marine Park: 4.5 mi
- Bean Hill: 3.9 mi
- Comstock Knoll: 6.4 mi
- Lobdell Hill: 6.5 mi
- Hungerford Hill: 8.3 mi
- Turkey Hill: 8.4 mi
- Sims-Jennings Preserve at Cayuga Cliffs: 3.1 mi
- Taughannock Falls State Park: 3.4 mi
- Cascadilla Gorge: 6.3 mi
- South Hill Natural Area West: 7.3 mi
- Reynolds Game Farm: 7.8 mi
- Pocket Falls: 2.1 mi
- Ludlowville Falls: 2.7 mi
- Emilie Jonas Falls: 2.9 mi
- Taughannock Falls: 3.0 mi
- Frontenac Falls: 4.6 mi
- Stick And Stone Farm and CSA: 2.4 mi
- Rt 96 Self Storage: 2.4 mi
- Turn here for fresh eggs farm stand: 2.7 mi
- The Overlook At West Hill (housing for the elderly): 3.7 mi
- Tree Service: 4.1 mi
- Field School House: 3.0 mi
- Museum of the Earth: 3.7 mi
- Ulysses Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- Sciencenter: 5.5 mi
- Tompkins Center for History & Culture: 6.2 mi
- Ithaca Children's Garden: 5.4 mi
- Bird Feeding Garden: 6.0 mi
- Bird Feeding Garden: 6.0 mi
- Bird Feeding Garden: 6.1 mi
- Alpha Phi Alpha memorial garden: 6.2 mi
- Peter Wheeler historic marker: 2.6 mi
- Bob Baker BBQ Pavilion: 3.1 mi
- Monument of Ezra Cornell: 6.0 mi
- Andrew Dickson White Statue: 6.1 mi
- 1939 World's Fair Flagpole: 19.6 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 7.8 mi
- Point O'Rocks: 16.5 mi
- Castle Point: 18.7 mi
- Glen Cathedral: 19.3 mi
- Der deutsche Strand: 7.6 mi
- Glenwood Beach: 20.3 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 6.1 mi
- Tamarack Spring: 15.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Cayuga Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Mountain | E 95° | 643 m | 21.3 mi |
| Connecticut Hill | SSW 212° | 638 m | 10.7 mi |
| Greek Peak | E 94° | 637 m | 20.8 mi |
| South Hill | E 93° | 635 m | 20.6 mi |
| Star Stanton Hill | ESE 110° | 612 m | 14.7 mi |
| Irish Hill | SSW 197° | 599 m | 17.7 mi |
| Hammond Hill | ESE 113° | 598 m | 14.6 mi |
| Doll Hill | SSW 200° | 596 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:05 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:51 | 16:37 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ithaca Cornell Univ, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/687474092
Day trips start here
- Trumansburg · 5 mi
- Ithaca · 6 mi
- Eastern Finger Lakes · 10 mi
- Watkins Glen · 19 mi
- Cortland · 20 mi
- Auburn · 29 mi
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