Frozen Ocean State Forest
Frozen Ocean State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 473 m. Morgan Hill stands 618 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Hill, a peak 2.5 miles away. Scenic Route 90 passes 8.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Scenic Route 90
- 13.4 mi off the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Taughannock Falls Overlook · 20 mi
- Fuertes Swan Pond Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Oak Hill: 2.5 mi
- Jewett Hill: 6.5 mi
- Ripley Hill: 8.9 mi
- Bennett Hill: 9.4 mi
- Miller Hill: 9.7 mi
- Owasco Lake Water Access: 3.8 mi
- Ether Fuller Memorial Park: 5.4 mi
- Otisco Lake Waterway Access: 8.9 mi
- Otisco Lake Park: 9.1 mi
- Island Park: 10.0 mi
- Carpenter Falls Unique Area: 4.0 mi
- Bahar Nature Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Owasco Bluffs Nature Preserve: 5.1 mi
- High Hickory Wildlife Sanctuary: 6.0 mi
- Cora Kampfe Dickinson Conservation Area: 6.9 mi
- Auburn Roundhouse: 12.8 mi
- Snyder Bridge Dedication Plaque: 13.5 mi
- Marcellus Veterans Memorial: 13.8 mi
- Marcellus Veterans Memorials: 13.9 mi
- Peter Wheeler historic marker: 17.5 mi
- Isabel Howland House (Opendore): 10.6 mi
- Howland Stone Store Museum: 10.6 mi
- Harriet Tubman Residence: 11.2 mi
- Harriet Tubman Visitor Center & Tubman Home for the Aged: 11.2 mi
- Seward House Museum: 12.3 mi
- Leonard Property: 16.7 mi
- Freeville Community Garden: 19.4 mi
- Mill Dam Park Sign Planter: 19.5 mi
- James Pass Arboretum: 20.9 mi
- Trinity Memorial Garden: 20.9 mi
- Upper Carpenter Falls: 3.9 mi
- Lower Carpenter Falls: 4.3 mi
- Bucktail Falls: 9.1 mi
- Guppy Falls: 12.2 mi
- Fellows Falls: 13.2 mi
- Millard Fillmore's Cabin: 6.4 mi
- Old Dam: 8.6 mi
- Harriet Tubman Gravesite: 12.1 mi
- Cayuga Lake (Thomas B. Marsh): 16.5 mi
- New York State Fairgrounds: 21.9 mi
- William Seward: 12.2 mi
- Harriet Tubman: 12.3 mi
- Herons: 20.5 mi
- Mountain Goat: 20.6 mi
- Tipperary Hill Heritage Memorial: 21.2 mi
- Glenwood Beach: 5.2 mi
- Jamesville Beach: 21.4 mi
- Spruce Grove Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Willow Bay: 24.2 mi
- Preble: 14.6 mi
- Dorwin Springs: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Frozen Ocean State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Hill | E 91° | 618 m | 21.4 mi |
| Truxton Hill | E 97° | 616 m | 17.5 mi |
| Tuller Hill | SE 141° | 616 m | 23.3 mi |
| Fellows Hill | E 86° | 611 m | 20.0 mi |
| Labrador Hill | E 93° | 606 m | 18.1 mi |
| Ripley Hill | E 90° | 604 m | 8.9 mi |
| Jones Hill | E 89° | 598 m | 18.9 mi |
| South Hill | SE 131° | 581 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:05 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:49 | 16:35 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Auburn, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/429080854
Day trips start here
- Skaneateles · 11 mi
- Auburn · 12 mi
- Eastern Finger Lakes · 16 mi
- Cortland · 18 mi
- Weedsport · 19 mi
- Seneca Falls · 21 mi
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