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Otter Creek State Forest

Otter Creek State Forest from directly overhead

Otter Creek State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 312 m. Canachagala Mountain stands 791 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Greig Forest Preserve Detached Parcel, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. Black River Trail passes 3.3 miles off. 164 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.71873, -75.33854

Overlooks nearby

164 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Nature reserves: 35
  • Greig Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 2.1 mi
  • Independence River State Forest: 2.4 mi
  • Lyonsdale Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 5.9 mi
  • Turin Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 8.1 mi
  • Turin Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 8.2 mi
Parks: 26
  • Singing Waters Park: 3.9 mi
  • Whitaker Falls Park: 5.6 mi
  • Whitaker Falls Park: 5.7 mi
  • Martinsburg Town Park: 6.6 mi
  • Martinsburg Town Park: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 25
Museums: 8
  • American Maple Museum: 12.3 mi
  • Lowville & Beaver River Railroad Depot & Railroad Museum: 12.4 mi
  • Oneida County Fair Museum: 16.3 mi
  • Fynmore Studios: 16.3 mi
  • Hemlock Mercantile: 16.4 mi
Artworks: 4
  • St Mary's Statue: 11.4 mi
  • Boonville Oneida County Fair Wall: 16.4 mi
  • Boonville Mural: 16.6 mi
  • Paul Bunyan: 18.5 mi
Attractions: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Remsen Falls Picnic Area: 16.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Otter Creek State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Canachagala MountainESE 112°791 m23.8 mi
Panther MountainE 99°734 m20.7 mi
Golden Stair MountainESE 116°733 m22.3 mi
Bottle MountainE 83°723 m21.9 mi
Trusty MountainESE 113°720 m21.2 mi
Woodhull MountainESE 109°719 m20.0 mi
Twitchell MountainENE 66°717 m24.0 mi
Little Moose MountainE 95°716 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3619:14
June solstice05:2020:0320:47
September equinox06:4918:2319:01
December solstice07:3315:4116:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171928425563686659473625
Precip in3.52.62.73.13.43.73.53.83.54.63.83.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowville, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/428667258

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