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Farmersville State Forest

Farmersville State Forest from directly overhead

Farmersville State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 655 m. McCarty Hill stands 710 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bush Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.40903, -78.32414

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 57
Nature reserves: 24
Historic sites: 24
Artworks: 19
  • Giraffe: 18.2 mi
  • Bird: 18.3 mi
  • The Maze: 18.8 mi
  • Reclining women: 18.8 mi
  • Bust: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Arcade and Attica Railroad Depot: 10.0 mi
  • hidden waterfall: 11.6 mi
  • Genesee Falls Balloon: 17.9 mi
  • Griffis Sculpture Park: Rohr Hill site: 18.3 mi
  • Balloons Over Letchworth Launch: 18.6 mi
Museums: 5
  • Warner Museum: 18.6 mi
  • Concord Mercantile/ Heritage Building: 18.6 mi
  • William Pryor Letchworth Museum: 18.8 mi
  • Humphrey Nature Center: 19.5 mi
  • Ellicottville Historical Museum: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Upper Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Middle Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Lower Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Warsaw Waterfall: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Hammock Haven: 18.5 mi
  • Parade Grounds Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
  • St Helena Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Zoar Valley Beach: 22.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Farmersville State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McCarty HillWSW 241°710 m21.7 mi
Chapell HillSSW 213°708 m18.5 mi
Jordan HillSSE 160°708 m21.4 mi
Poverty HillWSW 250°706 m20.3 mi
Laidlaw HillSW 224°697 m13.1 mi
Johnson HillSSE 160°697 m21.9 mi
Fish HillWSW 246°697 m22.3 mi
Watson HillWSW 249°697 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4919:26
June solstice05:3720:1220:55
September equinox07:0118:3519:12
December solstice07:4015:5916:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222331435564686660493829
Precip in3.32.53.03.53.84.14.64.04.34.33.73.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklinville, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/428676417

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