Beaver Dams State Forest
Beaver Dams State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 605 m. Irish Hill stands 599 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hornby Park, a park 2.8 miles away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 26.7 mi off the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Taughannock Falls Overlook · 27 mi
- Fuertes Swan Pond Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hornby Park: 2.8 mi
- Carson FairWays: 4.4 mi
- Picnic Woods Park: 4.4 mi
- Roadside park: 4.7 mi
- Sugar Hill Recreation Area: 8.0 mi
- Townley Hill: 3.9 mi
- Pine Hill: 4.1 mi
- Martin Hill: 4.2 mi
- Baker Hill: 5.1 mi
- Quackenbush Hill: 5.8 mi
- Coon Hollow State Forest: 2.9 mi
- Meads Creek State Forest: 7.4 mi
- Erwin Hollow State Forest: 8.4 mi
- Spencer Crest Nature Center: 11.6 mi
- Erwin Wildlife Management Area: 11.7 mi
- Phillip W. Scudder Bridge: 9.4 mi
- Painted Post Monument: 9.4 mi
- Soaring Capital of America: 9.7 mi
- Preemption Line: 10.1 mi
- IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing: 10.2 mi
- Big Flats Historical Society: 8.6 mi
- Painted Post-Erwin Museum at the Depot: 9.0 mi
- Schuyler County Historical Society: 9.2 mi
- Kids Rockewell Art Lab: 9.4 mi
- The Rockwell Museum: 9.4 mi
- Shequaga Falls: 8.9 mi
- Aunt Sarah's Falls: 9.0 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 9.0 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 9.0 mi
- Central Cascade: 9.1 mi
- Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes: 9.0 mi
- Little Joe Tower: 9.3 mi
- Seneca Lake Pier House: 9.9 mi
- Muddy Fingers Farm: 18.7 mi
- Rue Claire Lavender Farm and Artisan Chocolate: 21.7 mi
- Glass Blower: 9.3 mi
- Corning Ceremonial Sculpture: 9.4 mi
- The Critic: 9.4 mi
- Artemus: 9.4 mi
- Metal Abstract: 12.3 mi
- Erwin Text Zone / Parking Area: 8.9 mi
- Campbell Rest Area: 10.7 mi
- Kanona Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Glen Cathedral: 9.1 mi
- Mossy Bank: 16.8 mi
- Castle Point: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Beaver Dams State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Hill | E 90° | 599 m | 17.3 mi |
| Rogers Hill | ENE 57° | 586 m | 14.3 mi |
| Quackenbush Hill | S 174° | 580 m | 5.8 mi |
| Martin Hill | SE 130° | 579 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Washington | NW 308° | 577 m | 12.5 mi |
| Huey Hill | N 357° | 576 m | 9.2 mi |
| Townley Hill | SE 142° | 574 m | 3.9 mi |
| Irish Hill | WNW 283° | 574 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:06 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:54 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elmira Corning Rgnl AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/429193508
Day trips start here
- Southern Tier · 10 mi
- Watkins Glen · 10 mi
- Trumansburg · 25 mi
- Ithaca · 28 mi
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