Fairfield State Forest
Fairfield State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a recorded elevation of 467 m. Virgil Mountain stands 643 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Candor Hill, a peak 3.4 miles away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 467 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 16.7 mi off the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
- 25.0 mi off the Scenic Route 90
Overlooks nearby
- Fuertes Swan Pond Overlook · 18 mi
- Taughannock Falls Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Candor Hill: 3.4 mi
- Nixon Hill: 3.4 mi
- Diamond Peak: 4.4 mi
- Bald Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Hubbard Hill: 6.9 mi
- Lane Collyer Field: 4.9 mi
- Trout Ponds Park: 5.4 mi
- Newark Valley Village Green: 5.6 mi
- Greenwood Park: 9.3 mi
- Nanticoke Lake Multiple Use Area: 9.7 mi
- Turkey Hill State Forest: 8.1 mi
- Oakley Corners State Forest: 9.1 mi
- Beaver Dam State Forest: 10.2 mi
- Slaterville 600 - Cornell Botanic Gardens: 10.5 mi
- Roy H. Park Nature Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Newark Valley Depot Museum: 5.4 mi
- Tioga County Historical Society Museum: 12.1 mi
- Tioga County Historical Society Museum: 12.1 mi
- Spencer Historical Museum: 12.3 mi
- Tompkins Center for History & Culture: 16.3 mi
- Incodema: 11.8 mi
- SpecOpMfg (Gun shop): 15.3 mi
- West Endicott Park Carousel: 15.8 mi
- George W. Johnson Park Carousel: 15.9 mi
- Highland Park Carousel: 16.0 mi
- Birthplace of John D Rockefeller: 10.0 mi
- SaSaNa Loft Monument: 11.4 mi
- Tioga County Veterans Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Civil War Soldiers & Sailors Monument: 12.0 mi
- Hickories Park Founding Plaque: 12.9 mi
- Muenscher Poisonous Plants Garden: 15.6 mi
- Minn's Garden: 16.0 mi
- Student Centennial Garden: 16.0 mi
- Deans Garden: 16.1 mi
- Rockwell Azalea Garden: 16.1 mi
- Potter's Falls: 14.0 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 16.1 mi
- Triphammer Falls: 16.3 mi
- Rocky Falls: 16.5 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 16.5 mi
- Johnson City Square Deal Arch: 16.5 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 16.5 mi
- Pegasus Statue: 20.0 mi
- Reclining Figure on Pedestal: 20.0 mi
- Dynamo Statue: 20.0 mi
- Point O'Rocks: 11.3 mi
- Devils Elbow: 14.2 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 15.7 mi
- Owego Rest Area: 13.1 mi
- Whitney Point Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- Nichols Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- Tamarack Spring: 8.4 mi
- Der deutsche Strand: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Fairfield State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Mountain | NNE 23° | 643 m | 16.4 mi |
| Greek Peak | NNE 21° | 637 m | 16.4 mi |
| South Hill | NNE 20° | 635 m | 16.7 mi |
| Tuller Hill | NNE 22° | 616 m | 18.9 mi |
| Star Stanton Hill | N 355° | 612 m | 11.8 mi |
| Hammond Hill | N 353° | 598 m | 11.1 mi |
| Beam Hill | N 352° | 594 m | 12.8 mi |
| Seely Hill | W 276° | 582 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:03 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:51 | 16:36 |
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 | 24 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spencer 1 NE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/429068564
Day trips start here
- Ithaca · 17 mi
- Cortland · 23 mi
- Trumansburg · 27 mi
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