Erie County Forest
Erie County Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 496 m. McCarty Hill stands 710 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Erie county NY
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
- 21.5 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pipeline Confluence · 14 mi
- Hamburg Clock Tower · 22 mi
- Top of Mound · 24 mi
- Observation Mound · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Erie County Forest: 0.7 mi
- Sardinia Veteran's Town Park: 4.2 mi
- Heritage Park: 5.0 mi
- Fiddler's Green Park: 5.1 mi
- Shuttleworth Park: 5.2 mi
- Sardinia Benchmark: 2.4 mi
- Blue Hill: 3.6 mi
- Bread Loaf Hill: 5.1 mi
- South Hill: 5.5 mi
- Townsend Hill: 7.5 mi
- Erie County Forest: 1.9 mi
- Bear Creek State Forest: 13.6 mi
- Beaver Meadow Audubon Center: 13.7 mi
- Clear Lake Wildlife Managment Area: 14.0 mi
- Boyce Hill State Forest: 14.9 mi
- Concord Mercantile/ Heritage Building: 5.0 mi
- Warner Museum: 5.0 mi
- Elbert Hubbard Roycroft Museum and ScheideMantel House: 15.6 mi
- Roycroft Campus: 15.7 mi
- Millard Fillmore House: 15.8 mi
- Abandoned Dairy: 7.7 mi
- Incinerator Ruins: 11.8 mi
- Veterans memorial: 12.3 mi
- Homestead Site: 13.2 mi
- rusty stove: 13.9 mi
- Arcade and Attica Railroad Depot: 7.8 mi
- Boundary: 10.7 mi
- Griffis Sculpture Park: Rohr Hill site: 12.0 mi
- Griffis Sculpture Park: Mill Valley Road site: 13.2 mi
- Fisher Price Toy Store: 16.0 mi
- Eternal Flame Falls: 14.1 mi
- Cromer's Mill: 15.6 mi
- Ensminger Falls: 17.8 mi
- Mattulke Falls: 19.1 mi
- Zoar Valley Beach: 10.1 mi
- Zoar Valley Naturist Area: 17.6 mi
- Hammock Haven: 13.4 mi
- Amanda's Place Pavilion: 23.3 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 24.9 mi
- Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light: 24.9 mi
- Aurora Community Gardens: 14.9 mi
- Mossy Point: 15.0 mi
- Melissa's Spring: 18.2 mi
- Eden Text Stop: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Erie County Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCarty Hill | SSW 197° | 710 m | 20.8 mi |
| Chapell Hill | S 173° | 708 m | 24.9 mi |
| Lindell Lookout | SSW 197° | 707 m | 24.6 mi |
| Poverty Hill | SSW 201° | 706 m | 17.3 mi |
| Laidlaw Hill | SSE 169° | 697 m | 19.0 mi |
| Watson Hill | SSW 205° | 697 m | 19.1 mi |
| Fish Hill | SSW 202° | 697 m | 19.9 mi |
| Pierce Hill | SSE 165° | 691 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:49 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:13 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 15:59 | 16:45 |
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 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colden 1 N, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1417074572
Day trips start here
- Cattaraugus County · 19 mi
- Ellicottville · 19 mi
- Cattaraugus · 21 mi
- Little Valley · 23 mi
- Salamanca · 27 mi
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