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Kerryville State Forest

Kerryville State Forest from directly overhead

Kerryville State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 493 m. Cherry Ridge stands 801 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hawk Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 5.4 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.03066, -75.26125

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 32
  • Hancock Town Square: 5.4 mi
  • Fireman's Park: 5.6 mi
  • East Branch Delaware River Waterway Access: 5.8 mi
  • Warner Field: 8.3 mi
  • Willis Smith Riverside Memorial Park: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 10
Museums: 4
  • Hancock-Chehocton Historical Society: 5.3 mi
  • Deposit Historical Museum: 8.5 mi
  • Roscoe O&W Museum: 19.1 mi
  • Bainbridge Museum: 21.3 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 16.5 mi
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 18.0 mi
  • Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood: 20.1 mi
  • Sidney Veterans Memorial Park: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • East Branch Rest Area: 5.7 mi
  • Roscoe: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Jensen Cascade: 12.0 mi
  • Russell Brook Falls: 16.7 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Beamoc Trout: 19.1 mi
  • 16-17 mile marker from possible priesthood site: 20.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spencer Spring: 17.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Kerryville State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherry RidgeE 94°801 m15.5 mi
Cherry RidgeE 92°793 m14.9 mi
Starkweather HillENE 58°776 m12.7 mi
Brace HillENE 64°752 m14.1 mi
Fuller HillE 93°751 m13.9 mi
Houck MountainNE 47°748 m8.1 mi
Bear Spring MountainNE 42°746 m10.7 mi
Fork MountainENE 64°741 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:13
June solstice05:2619:5920:41
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:2715:4816:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475866716962513930
Precip in3.12.53.64.04.44.24.54.24.74.33.23.3

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/429087308

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