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Chestnut Woods State Forest

Chestnut Woods State Forest from directly overhead

Chestnut Woods State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 419 m. Equinox Mountain stands 1,169 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Meditation Gardens, a garden 2.0 miles away. Molly Stark Scenic Byway passes 9.2 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.01041, -73.28116

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • New Skete Monastery: 2.0 mi
  • Cambridge Community Forest: 4.5 mi
  • Lake Shaftsbury State Park: 5.0 mi
  • Lincoln Square: 6.0 mi
  • The Georgi on the Battenkill Community Park & Museum: 6.3 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 56
Museums: 26
Artworks: 13
Waterfalls: 12
  • Hoosick Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Middle Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Dionondahowa Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Lye Brook Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Saratoga Falls: 17.3 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Brown's Beach: 23.4 mi
  • The Ledges: 23.9 mi
  • Campers Beach: 24.4 mi
  • Waterfront: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 5
Attractions: 5
  • Mohawk Maiden Cruises: 16.5 mi
  • Schuylerville Corn Maize: 17.4 mi
  • Grandfather Rock: 20.7 mi
  • Sentinels: 21.2 mi
  • Yaddo Gardens: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Chestnut Woods State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Equinox MountainNE 37°1,169 m13.5 mi
Glastenbury MountainESE 102°1,139 m10.8 mi
Lookout RockNE 38°1,116 m14.0 mi
Little EquinoxNE 39°1,009 m12.3 mi
Bear MountainNNE 24°1,006 m14.4 mi
Grass MountainNE 45°941 m4.1 mi
Spruce PeakENE 57°919 m4.3 mi
Bald MountainSE 131°868 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1519:5320:37
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2215:3616:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232533465664696760493929
Precip in2.41.92.72.53.54.04.73.93.83.62.82.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bennington Morse State AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/429065136

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