Erie County Forest
Erie County Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 530 m. McCarty Hill stands 710 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Erie county NY
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
- 21.9 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pipeline Confluence · 15 mi
- Hamburg Clock Tower · 22 mi
- Top of Mound · 25 mi
- Observation Mound · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Erie County Forest: 1.4 mi
- Sardinia Veteran's Town Park: 2.6 mi
- Heritage Park: 6.9 mi
- Fiddler's Green Park: 7.0 mi
- Villiage Park: 7.1 mi
- Sardinia Benchmark: 1.6 mi
- Blue Hill: 3.9 mi
- South Hill: 6.4 mi
- Bread Loaf Hill: 6.5 mi
- Bixby Hill: 6.9 mi
- Erie County Forest: 1.9 mi
- Beaver Meadow Audubon Center: 11.8 mi
- Bear Creek State Forest: 14.2 mi
- Harwood Lake Multiple Use Area: 14.8 mi
- Lost Nation State Forest: 14.9 mi
- Concord Mercantile/ Heritage Building: 6.9 mi
- Warner Museum: 6.9 mi
- Elbert Hubbard Roycroft Museum and ScheideMantel House: 14.9 mi
- Roycroft Campus: 14.9 mi
- Millard Fillmore House: 15.1 mi
- Abandoned Dairy: 6.3 mi
- Incinerator Ruins: 11.1 mi
- Homestead Site: 11.4 mi
- rusty stove: 12.0 mi
- Veterans memorial: 12.1 mi
- Arcade and Attica Railroad Depot: 6.4 mi
- Boundary: 12.6 mi
- Griffis Sculpture Park: Rohr Hill site: 13.7 mi
- Griffis Sculpture Park: Mill Valley Road site: 14.9 mi
- Fisher Price Toy Store: 15.2 mi
- Eternal Flame Falls: 14.4 mi
- Cromer's Mill: 16.6 mi
- Mattulke Falls: 19.7 mi
- Ensminger Falls: 19.8 mi
- Warsaw Waterfall: 23.4 mi
- Hammock Haven: 11.5 mi
- Amanda's Place Pavilion: 23.2 mi
- Zoar Valley Beach: 12.0 mi
- Zoar Valley Naturist Area: 19.4 mi
- Aurora Community Gardens: 14.1 mi
- Memorial garden: 24.2 mi
- Mossy Point: 13.9 mi
- Melissa's Spring: 20.1 mi
- Eden Text Stop: 21.8 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 200° | 710 m | 22.3 mi |
| Poverty Hill | SSW 204° | 706 m | 18.9 mi |
| Laidlaw Hill | S 174° | 697 m | 19.8 mi |
| Watson Hill | SSW 208° | 697 m | 20.8 mi |
| Fish Hill | SSW 205° | 697 m | 21.5 mi |
| Pierce Hill | S 170° | 691 m | 20.4 mi |
| Bryant Hill | S 184° | 684 m | 17.4 mi |
| Irish Hill | SSW 197° | 683 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 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/1417074573
Day trips start here
- Cattaraugus County · 20 mi
- Ellicottville · 21 mi
- Cattaraugus · 23 mi
- Little Valley · 25 mi
- Salamanca · 29 mi
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