Nature reserve · New York

Ohisa State Forest

Ohisa State Forest from directly overhead

Ohisa State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 347 m. Elliot Hill stands 660 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Otsquago State Forest, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access: Yes

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates42.92314, -74.80503

6.3 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
6.3 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
6.8 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
21.2 mi off the Adirondack Trail

Overlooks nearby

view east · 30 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Firey Hill: 2.3 mi
Willse Hill: 2.6 mi
Merry Hill: 5.1 mi
Mount Tom: 5.2 mi
Murray Hill: 5.2 mi

Parks

Rotary Park: 8.3 mi
Klock Park: 8.4 mi
Old Erie Enlarged Canal Double Lock 33: 8.5 mi
Benton's Landing: 8.5 mi
Clinton Park: 8.6 mi

Nature reserves31

Otsquago State Forest: 1.9 mi
Van Hornesville Fish Hatchery: 2.8 mi
Maumee Swamp: 8.2 mi
Moss Island: 8.3 mi
Goodyear Swamp Sanctuary: 9.1 mi

Historic sites22

Beardslee Castle: 6.6 mi
Old Lock 33 Wall: 6.6 mi
Grave of Henry Seeber: 7.0 mi
Nicholas Herkimer Memorial: 7.2 mi
Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 36: 8.1 mi

Museums16

Little Falls Historical Society & Museum: 8.7 mi
Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park: 8.9 mi
Cherry Valley Historical Association: 9.1 mi
Hyde Hall Museum: 9.6 mi
Arkell Museum: 11.8 mi

Artworks6

Poseidon statue: 11.8 mi
The Hunter: 16.3 mi
1889: 24.2 mi
Franklin Square Alley: 24.8 mi
Utica Mural: 24.8 mi

Cliffs4

Rollaway: 8.3 mi
Moss Island Climbing: 8.3 mi
Punchbowl: 14.4 mi
Big Nose: 16.8 mi

Rest areas4

Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 18.2 mi
I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 20.6 mi
I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 20.9 mi
East Worcester Rest Area: 22.5 mi

Waterfalls2

Judds Falls: 7.8 mi
Canajoharie Falls: 12.3 mi

Attractions2

Caughnawaga Indian Village Site: 20.9 mi
Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad: 24.1 mi

Covered bridges1

Hyde Hall Covered Bridge: 9.7 mi

Gardens1

Fremont Street Garden: 24.9 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Ohisa State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Elliot Hill	SSE 158°	660 m	18.1 mi
Rum Hill	SW 219°	641 m	10.7 mi
Angel Hill	SW 235°	636 m	17.8 mi
Honey Hill	SSE 161°	609 m	14.5 mi
Weaver Hill	SSE 156°	609 m	16.4 mi
Cape Wykoff	S 171°	604 m	6.9 mi
Shankley Mountain	SSE 167°	599 m	6.1 mi
Panther Mountain	SW 223°	599 m	14.4 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:03	18:34	19:12
June solstice	05:21	19:59	20:42
September equinox	06:47	18:21	18:58
December solstice	07:28	15:42	16:28

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	44	56	64	68	66	60	48	37	27

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cherry Valley 2 NNE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element way/429087376

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