High Vista Nature Preserve
High Vista Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 425 m. South Hill stands 635 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Hinchcliff Family Preserve, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Scenic Route 90 passes 8.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Scenic Route 90
- 11.4 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Taughannock Falls Overlook · 24 mi
- Fuertes Swan Pond Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ripley Hill: 1.8 mi
- Gifford Hill: 2.9 mi
- Preble Hill: 3.2 mi
- Vesper Hill: 4.5 mi
- Brake Hill: 5.4 mi
- Otisco Town Park: 7.4 mi
- Otisco Lake Waterway Access: 7.9 mi
- Cornerstone Park: 7.9 mi
- Cummings Park: 8.2 mi
- Otisco Lake Park: 8.8 mi
- Hinchcliff Family Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Ripley Hill Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Cora Kampfe Dickinson Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
- Spafford Forest Coldbrook Reforestation Area: 2.6 mi
- Withey Parcel: 3.0 mi
- 1939 World's Fair Flagpole: 12.3 mi
- Snyder Bridge Dedication Plaque: 15.0 mi
- Marcellus Veterans Memorial: 15.3 mi
- Marcellus Veterans Memorials: 15.4 mi
- Split Rock Rock Crusher: 17.7 mi
- New York State Grange Museum: 12.1 mi
- 1890 House: 12.6 mi
- Steadman House: 15.6 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 17.6 mi
- Friends of Clark Reservation State Park Nature Center: 17.7 mi
- Bucktail Falls: 3.8 mi
- Upper Carpenter Falls: 5.2 mi
- Lower Carpenter Falls: 5.2 mi
- Fellows Falls: 6.1 mi
- Tinker Falls: 11.6 mi
- Leonard Property: 8.9 mi
- Freeville Community Garden: 18.2 mi
- Mill Dam Park Sign Planter: 18.4 mi
- South Side Garden: 18.7 mi
- Morningside Community Garden: 19.3 mi
- Mountain Goat: 18.5 mi
- William Seward: 19.1 mi
- Harriet Tubman: 19.1 mi
- Tipperary Hill Heritage Memorial: 19.6 mi
- Job: 19.6 mi
- Millard Fillmore's Cabin: 9.3 mi
- Old Dam: 11.6 mi
- Nor’easter Mountain Coaster: 18.7 mi
- Harriet Tubman Gravesite: 19.0 mi
- Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center: 19.8 mi
- Cheningo Day Use Area: 17.3 mi
- Spruce Grove Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- Galster Pavilion: 21.9 mi
- Cedar Bay Pavilion: 22.0 mi
- Willow Bay: 24.0 mi
- Glenwood Beach: 13.3 mi
- Jamesville Beach: 16.9 mi
- Green Lakes Beach: 25.0 mi
- Preble: 6.8 mi
- Dorwin Springs: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of High Vista Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hill | SSE 164° | 635 m | 19.2 mi |
| Morgan Hill | E 85° | 618 m | 13.6 mi |
| Randall Hill | ESE 107° | 617 m | 18.9 mi |
| Truxton Hill | E 95° | 616 m | 9.5 mi |
| Tuller Hill | SSE 158° | 616 m | 17.9 mi |
| Fellows Hill | ENE 76° | 611 m | 12.4 mi |
| Labrador Hill | E 86° | 606 m | 10.2 mi |
| Bull Hill | ESE 109° | 605 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:05 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:49 | 16:35 |
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 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tully Heiberg Forest, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/321077953
Day trips start here
- Cortland · 12 mi
- Skaneateles · 15 mi
- Auburn · 19 mi
- Syracuse · 20 mi
- Eastern Finger Lakes · 22 mi
- Cazenovia · 23 mi
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