Donahue Woods State Forest
Donahue Woods State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 500 m. Virgil Mountain stands 643 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cheningo Day Use Area, a picnic site 2.7 miles away. Scenic Route 90 passes 8.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Scenic Route 90
- 16.0 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Fuertes Swan Pond Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Case Hill: 3.2 mi
- Seacord Hill: 3.3 mi
- Mount Roderick: 3.5 mi
- Allen Hill: 3.8 mi
- Bull Hill: 4.6 mi
- Yaman Park: 7.7 mi
- Casterline Pond Waterway Access: 7.9 mi
- Durkee Park: 8.0 mi
- Dexter Park: 8.1 mi
- George Vernum Memorial Park: 8.2 mi
- Dog Hollow State Forest: 3.0 mi
- Maxon Creek State Forest: 5.4 mi
- Mariposa State Forest: 10.3 mi
- South Meadows Nature Area: 10.9 mi
- Tully Field Station: 11.3 mi
- Spicer Falls: 6.6 mi
- Chippewa Falls: 7.7 mi
- Tinker Falls: 9.2 mi
- Fellows Falls: 13.4 mi
- Delphi Falls Upper: 15.9 mi
- New York State Grange Museum: 8.3 mi
- 1890 House: 9.1 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 13.4 mi
- Lorenzo Mansion: 20.4 mi
- Jamesville Community Museum: 23.7 mi
- Nor’easter Mountain Coaster: 11.9 mi
- Millard Fillmore's Cabin: 20.5 mi
- SpecOpMfg (Gun shop): 21.5 mi
- Old Dam: 21.6 mi
- Coles Maple Syrup and Cream: 21.9 mi
- Leonard Property: 9.7 mi
- Freeville Community Garden: 19.4 mi
- Mill Dam Park Sign Planter: 19.7 mi
- Spruce Ridge Landscape & Garden Center: 22.0 mi
- 1939 World's Fair Flagpole: 9.4 mi
- Birthplace of John D Rockefeller: 18.9 mi
- Site of railroad turntable: 20.3 mi
- Stacks: 20.2 mi
- Willow Sculpture: 20.9 mi
- Jitterbugs: 21.1 mi
- Cheningo Day Use Area: 2.7 mi
- Spruce Grove Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Preble: 7.9 mi
- Whitney Point Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- Jamesville Beach: 22.2 mi
- Dorwin Springs: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Donahue Woods State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Mountain | SSW 210° | 643 m | 12.5 mi |
| Greek Peak | SSW 212° | 637 m | 12.6 mi |
| South Hill | SW 214° | 635 m | 12.4 mi |
| Morgan Hill | N 8° | 618 m | 9.4 mi |
| Randall Hill | ENE 67° | 617 m | 6.3 mi |
| Muller Hill | NE 54° | 617 m | 14.8 mi |
| Truxton Hill | NNW 339° | 616 m | 7.9 mi |
| Tuller Hill | SSW 213° | 616 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:03 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:48 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 21 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tully Heiberg Forest, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/428676139
Day trips start here
- Cortland · 9 mi
- Cazenovia · 21 mi
- Central New York · 27 mi
- Ithaca · 28 mi
- Syracuse · 28 mi
- Skaneateles · 29 mi
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