Nature reserve · New York
Meads Creek State Forest
Meads Creek State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 540 m. Oak Hill stands 662 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is East Campbell Park, a park 2.3 miles away.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.25561, -77.13627
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- East Campbell Park: 2.3 mi
- Cooper's Plains Park: 5.1 mi
- Pioneer Park: 5.9 mi
- Kinsella Park: 6.3 mi
- Craig Park: 6.6 mi
Peaks
- Platt Hill: 3.7 mi
- Oak Hill: 4.0 mi
- Brown Hill: 4.1 mi
- Irish Hill: 5.8 mi
- Pine Hill: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves: 17
- Erwin Hollow State Forest: 5.8 mi
- Erwin Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
- Beaver Dams State Forest: 7.4 mi
- Coon Hollow State Forest: 8.5 mi
- Erwin Mountain State Forest: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 17
- Phillip W. Scudder Bridge: 6.2 mi
- IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing: 6.6 mi
- Painted Post Monument: 7.1 mi
- Curtis Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Preemption Line: 12.4 mi
Museums: 13
- Painted Post-Erwin Museum at the Depot: 6.8 mi
- Kids Rockewell Art Lab: 8.9 mi
- The Rockwell Museum: 8.9 mi
- Glenn H. Curtiss Museum: 11.1 mi
- Finger Lakes Boating Museum: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 10
- Metal Abstract: 5.1 mi
- Glass Blower: 8.6 mi
- The Critic: 8.7 mi
- Artemus: 8.9 mi
- Corning Ceremonial Sculpture: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Rainbow Falls: 15.3 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 15.3 mi
- Central Cascade: 15.4 mi
- Aunt Sarah's Falls: 15.8 mi
- Shequaga Falls: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 5
- Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes: 8.1 mi
- Little Joe Tower: 8.6 mi
- Seneca Lake Pier House: 16.1 mi
- Muddy Fingers Farm: 23.3 mi
- Larry the Elk: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Campbell Rest Area: 3.3 mi
- Erwin Text Zone / Parking Area: 5.5 mi
- Kanona Rest Area: 13.7 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Mossy Bank: 10.2 mi
- Glen Cathedral: 15.4 mi
- Castle Point: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Meads Creek State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | W 273° | 662 m | 17.1 mi |
| Kinners Knob | W 267° | 620 m | 15.2 mi |
| Hathaways Pinnacle | W 272° | 615 m | 15.9 mi |
| Quackenbush Hill | ESE 121° | 580 m | 9.2 mi |
| Martin Hill | E 99° | 579 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Washington | NNW 343° | 577 m | 9.1 mi |
| Huey Hill | NNE 33° | 576 m | 12.3 mi |
| Irish Hill | NW 312° | 574 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:07 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:55 | 16:40 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corning, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/428667815
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