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Cairo Lockwood State Forest

Cairo Lockwood State Forest from directly overhead

Cairo Lockwood State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 133 m. Black Dome stands 1,217 m to the southwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Angelo Canna Town Park, a park 2.2 miles away.

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What to expect

Access
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Coordinates42.33102, -74.00308
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Angelo Canna Town Park: 2.2 mi
  • Irish Cultural Center: 4.9 mi
  • C.D. Lane Park: 9.0 mi
  • Mountain Top Arboretum: 10.1 mi
  • Mcquade park: 10.2 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 54
  • Glen Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Gaia Cascade: 6.5 mi
  • Venus Bath: 6.7 mi
  • Winter Clove falls: 7.7 mi
  • East Kill Falls: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 48
  • Town of Cairo: 2.7 mi
  • Early Sawmill: 4.7 mi
  • Eleazer Knowles: 4.7 mi
  • Edwin L Drake: 5.9 mi
  • Benjamin Spees: 6.4 mi
Museums: 30
  • Durham Center Museum: 7.6 mi
  • Greene County Historical Society: 8.0 mi
  • Bronck House Museum: 8.1 mi
  • Thomas Cole National Historic Site: 10.3 mi
  • Mountain Top Historical Society: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • High Rocks: 10.2 mi
  • Hurricane Ledge: 12.4 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 14.3 mi
  • Hawks Rocks: 14.6 mi
  • The "Great" Cliffs: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 19
Gardens: 16
  • Veterans Garden: 12.6 mi
  • The Upper Garden: 17.4 mi
  • The Walled Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Wildlife Garden: 20.0 mi
  • Water Garden: 20.1 mi
Beaches: 9
Attractions: 7
  • The Old Game Farm: 6.4 mi
  • Open Seating: 20.9 mi
  • Pratt Rock: 21.5 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 22.2 mi
  • Rail Explorers: 23.3 mi
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 20.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 21.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Cairo Lockwood State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black DomeSW 235°1,217.37 m7.4 mi
Thomas Cole MountainWSW 238°1,204.87 m8.0 mi
BlackheadSW 230°1,200.91 m6.8 mi
Kaaterskill High PeakSSW 199°1,113.13 m12.3 mi
Camel's HumpWSW 241°1,095.4 m8.6 mi
Windham High PeakW 261°1,077 m7.2 mi
Roundtop MountainSSW 203°1,056.13 m12.2 mi
Stoppel PointSSW 203°1,043 m8.0 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:2315:4216:27

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/429789232

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