Maple Hill State Forest
Maple Hill State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 448 m. Irish Hill stands 599 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Maple Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 25.3 mi off the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Fuertes Swan Pond Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Maple Hill: 0.5 mi
- Putnam Hill: 2.1 mi
- Tilman Hill: 2.7 mi
- Porter Hill: 2.8 mi
- Brown Hill: 3.0 mi
- Two Rivers State Park Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
- Waverly Glen Park: 5.9 mi
- Shephard Park: 6.4 mi
- Shephard Park: 6.4 mi
- Valley Youth Soccer Park: 6.5 mi
- Newtown Battlefield Monument: 6.5 mi
- War Veterans Memorial: 6.7 mi
- NEWTOWN: 7.0 mi
- School #3: 8.5 mi
- Chemung County's First Traffic Fatality Memorial: 8.9 mi
- S.R.A.C. Susquehanna River Archaeological Center: 6.8 mi
- Ashland Historical Society: 8.1 mi
- Sayre Historical Society: 8.7 mi
- Chemung Valley History Museum: 9.4 mi
- Tioga Point Museum: 10.3 mi
- Wildwood Nature Reserve: 8.5 mi
- Wildwood Nature Reserve: 8.5 mi
- Tanglewood Nature Center: 13.5 mi
- Cliffside State Forest: 13.7 mi
- Plymouth Woods Nature Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Deckertown Falls: 21.2 mi
- Shequaga Falls: 21.8 mi
- Lower Falls: 22.1 mi
- Lucifer Falls: 22.2 mi
- Aunt Sarah's Falls: 22.4 mi
- Labrador Duck: 9.2 mi
- Thomas K. Beecher Statue: 9.8 mi
- Spanish-American War Statue: 9.8 mi
- Olivia Langdon: 10.1 mi
- Mark Twain: 10.1 mi
- Luther's Mills Covered Bridge: 20.6 mi
- Little Joe Tower: 23.0 mi
- Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes: 23.4 mi
- Incodema: 24.4 mi
- Seneca Lake Pier House: 24.8 mi
- Devils Elbow: 14.5 mi
- Point O'Rocks: 15.5 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 23.4 mi
- Glen Cathedral: 24.3 mi
- Nichols Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- Owego Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Tamarack Spring: 19.2 mi
- Railroad Springs: 23.2 mi
- Round Top Recreation Area: 9.9 mi
- Der deutsche Strand: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Maple Hill State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Hill | N 351° | 599 m | 13.4 mi |
| Seely Hill | NNE 14° | 582 m | 15.4 mi |
| Thompson Hill | SW 220° | 573 m | 12.8 mi |
| Baker Hill | SW 231° | 572 m | 14.8 mi |
| Barnes Hill | N 5° | 571 m | 14.4 mi |
| Red Chalk Hill | NNW 339° | 569 m | 11.3 mi |
| Varney Hill | NNW 339° | 562 m | 13.3 mi |
| Park Hill | N 352° | 559 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:04 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:53 | 16:38 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waverly, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/429185920
Day trips start here
- Watkins Glen · 25 mi
- Ithaca · 26 mi
- Southern Tier · 29 mi
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