Coon Hollow State Forest
Coon Hollow State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 515 m. Connecticut Hill stands 638 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Beaver Dams State Forest, a nature reserve 2.9 miles away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 24.5 mi off the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Taughannock Falls Overlook · 25 mi
- Fuertes Swan Pond Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Baker Hill: 2.9 mi
- Sugar Hill: 3.0 mi
- Six Nations Hill: 5.2 mi
- Watkins Hill: 5.6 mi
- Martin Hill: 6.3 mi
- Roadside park: 3.4 mi
- Sugar Hill Recreation Area: 5.2 mi
- Carson FairWays: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Woods Park: 5.5 mi
- Hornby Park: 5.6 mi
- Beaver Dams State Forest: 2.9 mi
- Meads Creek State Forest: 8.5 mi
- Erwin Hollow State Forest: 10.9 mi
- Martin Nature Preserve: 12.1 mi
- Texas Hollow State Forest: 12.3 mi
- Phillip W. Scudder Bridge: 11.8 mi
- Painted Post Monument: 12.0 mi
- Soaring Capital of America: 12.0 mi
- IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing: 12.6 mi
- Preemption Line: 12.9 mi
- Schuyler County Historical Society: 7.7 mi
- Big Flats Historical Society: 11.1 mi
- Painted Post-Erwin Museum at the Depot: 11.6 mi
- Kids Rockewell Art Lab: 12.2 mi
- The Rockwell Museum: 12.2 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 6.8 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 6.8 mi
- Central Cascade: 6.9 mi
- Aunt Sarah's Falls: 7.3 mi
- Shequaga Falls: 7.4 mi
- Seneca Lake Pier House: 7.7 mi
- Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes: 11.8 mi
- Little Joe Tower: 12.1 mi
- Muddy Fingers Farm: 16.0 mi
- Rue Claire Lavender Farm and Artisan Chocolate: 18.9 mi
- Glass Blower: 12.1 mi
- Corning Ceremonial Sculpture: 12.2 mi
- The Critic: 12.2 mi
- Artemus: 12.2 mi
- Metal Abstract: 13.1 mi
- Glen Cathedral: 7.0 mi
- Mossy Bank: 16.7 mi
- Castle Point: 18.7 mi
- Erwin Text Zone / Parking Area: 11.3 mi
- Campbell Rest Area: 11.8 mi
- Kanona Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- Der deutsche Strand: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Coon Hollow State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Hill | ENE 72° | 638 m | 17.1 mi |
| Irish Hill | E 99° | 599 m | 17.2 mi |
| Buck Hill | ENE 69° | 594 m | 16.9 mi |
| Rogers Hill | ENE 67° | 586 m | 12.7 mi |
| Quackenbush Hill | S 178° | 580 m | 8.6 mi |
| Martin Hill | SSE 152° | 579 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Washington | WNW 295° | 577 m | 11.2 mi |
| Huey Hill | N 353° | 576 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:06 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:54 | 16:39 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elmira Corning Rgnl AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/428516958
Day trips start here
- Watkins Glen · 8 mi
- Southern Tier · 12 mi
- Trumansburg · 23 mi
- Ithaca · 27 mi
- Eastern Finger Lakes · 28 mi
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