Hickory Lake State Forest
Hickory Lake State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. Cooper Hill stands 311 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Huckleberry Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. Black River Trail passes 6.8 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Black River Trail
- 10.0 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 22.4 mi off the Olympic Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Rossie Mills: 8.1 mi
- Rossie Mills: 8.2 mi
- Aerial View of James Smart Manufacturing Co Ltd.: 11.9 mi
- Women's Memorial: 11.9 mi
- RCAF CF-86 Golden Hawks Aerobatic Flight Team: 11.9 mi
- Black Lake Boat Launch: 5.7 mi
- Black Lake Waterway Access: 6.0 mi
- Yellow Lake Waterway Access: 8.4 mi
- Gouveneur Village Park: 8.8 mi
- Harry L. Mills Memorial Park: 8.9 mi
- Lonesome Bay State Forest: 6.7 mi
- De Peyster Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 6.8 mi
- De Peyster Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 7.1 mi
- Pleasant Lake State Forest: 7.4 mi
- Gouverneur Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 9.9 mi
- Huckleberry Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Barter Hill: 9.1 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 9.8 mi
- Hand Hill: 10.1 mi
- Battle Hill: 10.3 mi
- Brockville Underwater Sculpture Park: 12.0 mi
- Escape Brockville: 12.0 mi
- Brockville Railway Tunnel: 12.2 mi
- The Blue Church: 15.6 mi
- Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site: 18.4 mi
- Hammond Historical Museum: 8.3 mi
- Aquatarium: 11.9 mi
- Brockville Museum: 12.0 mi
- Fulford Place: 12.1 mi
- Homewood Museum: 14.2 mi
- Women's Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Mill Stones: 20.1 mi
- Cluster of Four Cubes: 20.2 mi
- Birth: 20.2 mi
- Hart's Falls: 17.9 mi
- Harper Falls: 22.3 mi
- Lampson Falls: 22.7 mi
- Basford Falls: 24.4 mi
- Heathers Point: 12.0 mi
- Fulford Point: 12.4 mi
- Hudson's Point: 12.7 mi
- Taylor Park Beach: 19.5 mi
- Lisbon Beach: 23.1 mi
- Permaculture Garden: 20.0 mi
- Italian Garden: 21.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hickory Lake State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Hill | SSE 148° | 311 m | 20.4 mi |
| Baldface Hill | SSE 148° | 311 m | 22.1 mi |
| Dana Hill | ESE 107° | 308 m | 19.8 mi |
| Palmer Hill | E 95° | 306 m | 21.8 mi |
| Backus Hill | E 97° | 299 m | 21.0 mi |
| Blanchard Hill | E 101° | 294 m | 19.7 mi |
| Kimball Hill | E 92° | 291 m | 18.9 mi |
| Hamilton Hill | E 98° | 245 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:36 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:06 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:23 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:38 | 16:26 |
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 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gouverneur 3 NW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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