Camillus Forest Unique Area
Camillus Forest Unique Area is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. Morgan Hill stands 618 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Reed Webster Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
How to reach it
- 14.9 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 21.6 mi off the Scenic Route 90
- 23.9 mi off the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
- 25.3 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Meteorology Observation Deck · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Reed Webster Park: 0.7 mi
- Camillus Park: 1.5 mi
- West Colony Pointe: 2.0 mi
- East Hill Park: 2.1 mi
- Munro Park: 2.2 mi
- Gillis Hill: 2.0 mi
- Smith Hill: 2.0 mi
- Nose Hill: 4.5 mi
- Howlett Hill: 4.7 mi
- Sorrel Hill: 5.1 mi
- Department Of The Air Force: 3.2 mi
- United States Coast Guard: 3.2 mi
- The United States Marine Corps: 3.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial At The Fair: 3.2 mi
- Department of the Navy: 3.2 mi
- Split Rock Unique Area: 3.3 mi
- Bigsby Drumlin: 4.4 mi
- Seneca River Waterway Access: 6.0 mi
- Pleasant Valley Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Pumpkin Hollow: 6.9 mi
- Wagoner Carriage Museum: 3.1 mi
- Witter Agricultural Museum: 3.2 mi
- Salt Museum: 4.4 mi
- Liverpool Village Museum: 4.5 mi
- Skä•noñh Center: 4.6 mi
- Tipperary Hill Heritage Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Walt: 6.4 mi
- Mountain Goat: 6.5 mi
- One, Two, Three: 6.5 mi
- Waiting for the Night Train: 7.2 mi
- Marcellus Falls: 5.3 mi
- Guppy Falls: 9.0 mi
- Brickyard Falls: 15.9 mi
- Edwards Falls: 16.9 mi
- Bucktail Falls: 17.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden of Hope: 4.5 mi
- James Pass Arboretum: 4.8 mi
- Bitternut Collective Permaculture Kitchen Garden: 5.9 mi
- South Side Garden: 7.5 mi
- E.M. Mills Memorial Rose Garden: 8.0 mi
- Jamesville Beach: 12.5 mi
- Oneida Shores: 14.0 mi
- Valentine's Beach: 15.2 mi
- Green Lakes Beach: 16.1 mi
- Stevenson Beach: 18.4 mi
- New York State Fairgrounds: 3.2 mi
- Great New York State Fair: 3.4 mi
- Onondaga Lake Parkway Bridge: 4.7 mi
- Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center: 6.9 mi
- Harriet Tubman Gravesite: 17.7 mi
- Willow Bay: 4.0 mi
- Galster Pavilion: 11.8 mi
- Cedar Bay Pavilion: 12.3 mi
- Spruce Grove Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Poolsbrook Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Dorwin Springs: 8.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Camillus Forest Unique Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Hill | SE 143° | 618 m | 24.3 mi |
| Truxton Hill | SSE 154° | 616 m | 23.8 mi |
| Fellows Hill | SE 143° | 611 m | 22.0 mi |
| Labrador Hill | SSE 150° | 606 m | 22.9 mi |
| Ripley Hill | S 174° | 604 m | 19.2 mi |
| Jones Hill | SSE 147° | 598 m | 22.3 mi |
| Preble Hill | SSE 168° | 580 m | 21.2 mi |
| Vesper Hill | SSE 166° | 579 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:05 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:47 | 16:34 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Syracuse Hancock Intl AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/429408002
Day trips start here
- Syracuse · 7 mi
- Skaneateles · 11 mi
- Weedsport · 14 mi
- Auburn · 17 mi
- Cazenovia · 24 mi
- Central New York · 25 mi
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