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Black Creek State Forest

Black Creek State Forest from directly overhead

Black Creek State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Hilltop stands 862 m to the south-southeast, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Scenic Hudson, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off.

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Coordinates41.79069, -73.98304

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
Waterfalls: 46
  • High Falls Waterfall: 8.2 mi
  • Mossy Brook Waterfall: 8.2 mi
  • LG waterfall: 8.5 mi
  • Coward's Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Saw Mill Falls: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 39
Museums: 39
Gardens: 24
  • Vanderbilt Gardens: 2.2 mi
  • Roosevelt Home Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Rose Garden: 2.9 mi
  • The Wild Garden: 3.0 mi
  • The Teaching Garden: 3.9 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Franlin Delano Roosevelt: 2.9 mi
  • Winston Chruchill: 2.9 mi
  • Frankiln Delano Roosevelt: 3.0 mi
  • Mitchell Gate: 3.9 mi
  • Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 5.4 mi
Beaches: 20
  • East Cove Beach: 3.0 mi
  • West Cove Beach: 3.0 mi
  • North Landing Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Private Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Private Beach: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 4.2 mi
  • Huguenot Street Historic District: 6.0 mi
  • Historic Huguenot District: 6.0 mi
  • Ulster County Fair: 8.4 mi
  • Hudson River Cruises: 8.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Bear Wallow: 18.2 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 18.3 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Stormville Rest Area: 21.5 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Black Creek State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HilltopSSE 157°862 m1.4 mi
Murray HillWSW 248°615 m17.4 mi
Millbrook MountainWSW 246°489 m13.8 mi
Little PointWNW 302°476 m17.0 mi
Clove MountainESE 115°426 m16.5 mi
Dickie BarreWSW 255°419 m12.0 mi
Whale's HeadWSW 255°415 m12.3 mi
Guyot HillW 267°383 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2219:5320:35
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2115:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937496068737264524233
Precip in3.52.83.53.93.54.64.54.34.64.63.53.8

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/429188804

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