Old Fly Marsh
Old Fly Marsh is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 406 m. Morgan Hill stands 618 m to the south, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Chase Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
This preserve contains a 45 acre marsh and pond that is a regular resting spot for migrating waterfowl. Old Fly also includes a mature forest with a wide variety of plants. A teaching amphitheater and bird blind were built by Eagle Scouts.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Central New York Land Trust
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 19.3 mi off the Scenic Route 90
Named places within 25 miles
- Chase Hill: 1.3 mi
- Stockham Hill: 2.9 mi
- Matson Hill: 3.7 mi
- Hogsback: 4.1 mi
- Torry Hill: 4.5 mi
- Pratt's Falls Park: 4.1 mi
- Delphi Falls Park: 5.0 mi
- Highland Forest: 5.4 mi
- Brown Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
- Stafford Park: 6.5 mi
- Indian Hill: 7.1 mi
- South Meadows Nature Area: 7.5 mi
- Tully Field Station: 8.1 mi
- Cherry Valley Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Tracy Lake: 9.2 mi
- Site of railroad turntable: 7.3 mi
- Lime Kiln: 11.5 mi
- Skytop Fire Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Limestone Creek Aqueduct: 11.7 mi
- Butternut Creek Aqueduct: 12.0 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 4.8 mi
- Lorenzo Mansion: 7.6 mi
- Jamesville Community Museum: 8.9 mi
- Friends of Clark Reservation State Park Nature Center: 9.6 mi
- The Stickley Museum: 10.4 mi
- Pratts Falls: 3.9 mi
- Delphi Falls Lower: 5.0 mi
- Delphi Falls Upper: 5.1 mi
- Tinker Falls: 6.6 mi
- Brickyard Falls: 7.7 mi
- Willow Sculpture: 8.1 mi
- Jitterbugs: 8.3 mi
- Stacks: 8.6 mi
- Supplicant Persephone: 13.1 mi
- Job: 13.1 mi
- Leonard Property: 7.8 mi
- Spruce Ridge Landscape & Garden Center: 11.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 12.1 mi
- Morningside Community Garden: 12.5 mi
- South Side Garden: 12.8 mi
- Spruce Grove Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Cedar Bay Pavilion: 11.9 mi
- Galster Pavilion: 12.1 mi
- Poolsbrook Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Cheningo Day Use Area: 16.4 mi
- Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center: 14.0 mi
- Great New York State Fair: 17.5 mi
- New York State Fairgrounds: 17.7 mi
- Onondaga Lake Parkway Bridge: 17.9 mi
- Geographical Center of New York State: 20.3 mi
- Jamesville Beach: 7.6 mi
- Green Lakes Beach: 12.8 mi
- Valentine's Beach: 22.2 mi
- Oneida Shores: 24.8 mi
- Verona Beach: 24.9 mi
- Dorwin Springs: 11.1 mi
- Preble: 13.3 mi
- The Ledges: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Old Fly Marsh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Hill | S 178° | 618 m | 6.2 mi |
| Muller Hill | ESE 122° | 617 m | 12.8 mi |
| Randall Hill | SSE 160° | 617 m | 13.8 mi |
| Truxton Hill | SSW 205° | 616 m | 9.0 mi |
| Fellows Hill | SSW 195° | 611 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hunt Hill | SE 129° | 611 m | 10.2 mi |
| Labrador Hill | SSW 205° | 606 m | 7.4 mi |
| Bull Hill | SSE 168° | 605 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:04 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:47 | 16:33 |
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/321567416
Day trips start here
- Cazenovia · 8 mi
- Central New York · 13 mi
- Syracuse · 14 mi
- Cortland · 21 mi
- Skaneateles · 22 mi
- Auburn · 29 mi
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