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College Lodge Forest

College Lodge Forest from directly overhead

College Lodge Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 424 m. Arab Hill stands 640 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ryckman Park, a park 3.2 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 4.4 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Western New York Land Conservancy

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.34569, -79.42868

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ryckman Park: 3.2 mi
  • Melrose Park: 5.2 mi
  • Hawthorne Park: 6.5 mi
  • Wells St Pool & Field: 7.4 mi
  • Kent Street Park & Field: 7.5 mi
Museums: 19
Nature reserves: 15
Historic sites: 14
Peaks: 13
Beaches: 10
Artworks: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Lake Shore Savings Clock Tower: 8.8 mi
  • Dunkirk City Pier: 11.0 mi
  • Panama Rocks: 19.1 mi
  • I Love Lucy Mural: 20.0 mi
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of College Lodge Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Arab HillESE 103°640 m13.1 mi
Boutwell HillE 100°635 m13.3 mi
Pickup HillESE 107°630 m16.2 mi
Luce HillE 94°605 m9.9 mi
South HillE 95°591 m14.3 mi
Dibble HillE 82°579 m11.4 mi
Sweet HillSSW 193°569 m19.7 mi
Round Top HillE 79°512 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5319:30
June solstice05:4220:1620:59
September equinox07:0618:4019:17
December solstice07:4416:0316:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272835475868727165544333
Precip in3.32.42.93.63.74.14.93.94.14.64.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland 1 SW, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/892492910

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