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Orebed Creek State Forest

Orebed Creek State Forest from directly overhead

Orebed Creek State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 304 m. Bear Mountain stands 653 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Huftle Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 5.6 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates44.31688, -75.07673

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 25
  • Crary Mills Playground: 18.0 mi
  • Taylor Park: 18.1 mi
  • Intramural Field: 19.1 mi
  • Bend in the River Park: 19.2 mi
  • Stone Valley Cooperative Recreational Area: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Basford Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Sinclair Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Twin Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Twin Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Flat Rock Falls: 3.4 mi
Attractions: 6
  • The Narrows: 18.2 mi
  • The Tub: 18.2 mi
  • Lucy's Hole: 18.6 mi
  • Cathedral Grove: 18.9 mi
  • Giant ADK Chair: 19.3 mi
Artworks: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Cranberry Lake Day Use Area on eastern Fred Island: 15.3 mi
  • Taylor Park Beach: 18.1 mi
  • Postwood Park: 20.4 mi
Museums: 2
  • Town of Diana Historical Soc: 16.7 mi
  • Potsdam Museum: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Permaculture Garden: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Orebed Creek State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear MountainESE 122°653 m15.6 mi
Roundtop MountainSSE 153°646 m17.4 mi
Hedgehog MountainESE 120°630 m17.7 mi
Marble MountainSE 128°587 m12.0 mi
Round HillS 172°585 m17.6 mi
Twin MountainSE 136°574 m11.0 mi
Baldface MountainENE 68°571 m13.8 mi
Buck MountainSE 126°570 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3419:13
June solstice05:1720:0420:49
September equinox06:4818:2119:00
December solstice07:3415:3716:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171827425463676659463524
Precip in3.12.52.83.23.74.24.73.74.34.53.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanakena Rngr School, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/428831149

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