Erie Canal Nature Preserve
Erie Canal Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. Oak Mountain stands 358 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert C. Corby Arboretum and Wildlife Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 5.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Pittsford
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Owen's Point · 10 mi
- Overlook · 10 mi
- Paid viewfinder · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nazareth Pole of Peace: 0.4 mi
- John R. Cavanaugh, C.S.B.: 1.4 mi
- Thomas Urban Way: 1.4 mi
- St. Thérèse of Lisieux: 1.4 mi
- St. Basil the Great: 1.4 mi
- Phoenix Hotel: 0.5 mi
- LaSalle Way Plaque: 0.5 mi
- District #1: 1.4 mi
- Great Famine Monument: 1.4 mi
- Peace Pole: 1.5 mi
- Copper Beech Park: 0.5 mi
- William A. Carpenter Park at Port of Pittsford: 0.5 mi
- King's Bend Park: 0.8 mi
- Lock 62 and Erie Canal Trail: 1.3 mi
- Lock 32 State Canal Park: 1.3 mi
- Water Wheel: 4.0 mi
- Photo City Improv: 4.8 mi
- Lasertron: 5.4 mi
- Rochester Movies 10: 5.6 mi
- RBTL West Herr Auditorium Theatre: 5.6 mi
- Cobbs Hill: 4.0 mi
- Pinnacle Hill: 4.3 mi
- Turk Hill: 5.6 mi
- Hunt Hills: 6.0 mi
- Baker Hill: 6.5 mi
- Stone Tolan House: 3.2 mi
- Fairport Historical Museum: 3.9 mi
- Rochester Medical Museum and Archives: 4.4 mi
- George Eastman Museum: 4.9 mi
- Memorial Art Gallery: 5.5 mi
- Prayer Garden at Mary Magdalene Church: 1.9 mi
- Wide Water Gardens: 4.4 mi
- Swillburg Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Linear Garden: 4.6 mi
- Emmighausen Garden: 4.6 mi
- Robert C. Corby Arboretum and Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.1 mi
- Robert C. Corby Arboretum and Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.2 mi
- Wynd's Woods: 0.8 mi
- Former St. John Fisher Golf Course: 0.9 mi
- Hart's Woods: 3.7 mi
- Postcard Falls: 2.4 mi
- Upper Falls: 5.9 mi
- High Falls: 6.5 mi
- Densmore Falls: 6.7 mi
- Middle Falls: 7.8 mi
- Windsor Beach: 11.5 mi
- Ontario Beach: 12.3 mi
- Kershaw Beach: 20.0 mi
- Kershaw Park Small Marine Craft Launch Area: 20.1 mi
- Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse: 11.7 mi
- Keeper's House: 11.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Erie Canal Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Mountain | SSE 162° | 358 m | 15.1 mi |
| Jakman Hill | SSW 200° | 357 m | 18.8 mi |
| Baptist Hill | SSE 165° | 356 m | 18.1 mi |
| Hopper Hills | S 169° | 335 m | 10.6 mi |
| Allens Hill | S 180° | 317 m | 17.9 mi |
| Woodchuck Hill | S 181° | 297 m | 14.5 mi |
| Taft Hill | S 177° | 287 m | 15.1 mi |
| Lincoln Hill | SE 139° | 285 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:10 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:52 | 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 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester GTR Intl, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1007158998
Day trips start here
- Farmington · 13 mi
- Palmyra · 15 mi
- Canandaigua · 19 mi
- Williamson · 19 mi
- Newark · 22 mi
- Finger Lakes Apple Country · 27 mi
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