Red Brook State Forest
Red Brook State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 440 m. Virgil Mountain stands 643 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bolster Hill, a peak 1.9 miles away. Scenic Route 90 passes 22 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 21.5 mi off the Scenic Route 90
Named places within 25 miles
- Bolster Hill: 1.9 mi
- Keater Hill: 3.4 mi
- Purdy Hill: 3.5 mi
- Meeker Hill: 3.7 mi
- Kenyon Hill: 4.3 mi
- Papish Pond Multiple Use Area: 6.3 mi
- Cincinnatus Town Park: 6.4 mi
- Ball Flats Park: 9.8 mi
- Lyon's Park: 10.3 mi
- Gaius M. Cook Memorial Park: 12.3 mi
- Triangle State Forest: 6.5 mi
- Bobell State Forest: 14.6 mi
- Otselic State Forest: 15.5 mi
- Lyon Brook State Forest: 15.7 mi
- Donahue Woods State Forest: 15.9 mi
- Coles Maple Syrup and Cream: 9.6 mi
- Snyder's Maple: 9.6 mi
- Cook Park: 11.0 mi
- SpecOpMfg (Gun shop): 11.2 mi
- Nor’easter Mountain Coaster: 16.3 mi
- All Veterans Memorial: 9.9 mi
- ww1: 16.7 mi
- Castle Creek Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Birthplace of John D Rockefeller: 17.4 mi
- 1939 World's Fair Flagpole: 20.2 mi
- Northeast Classic Car Museum: 16.9 mi
- Chenango County Historical Society: 17.0 mi
- Chenango School House Museums: 18.4 mi
- New York State Grange Museum: 19.6 mi
- 1890 House: 19.8 mi
- Chippewa Falls: 17.2 mi
- Spicer Falls: 20.2 mi
- Tinker Falls: 24.3 mi
- Whitney Point Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- Preble: 23.5 mi
- Cheningo Day Use Area: 13.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Red Brook State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Mountain | W 278° | 643 m | 15.5 mi |
| Greek Peak | W 278° | 637 m | 16.1 mi |
| South Hill | W 280° | 635 m | 16.3 mi |
| Randall Hill | NNW 348° | 617 m | 15.8 mi |
| Tuller Hill | WNW 287° | 616 m | 15.4 mi |
| Pigeon Hill | NE 37° | 606 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bull Hill | NNW 341° | 605 m | 16.6 mi |
| Allen Hill | NNW 335° | 603 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:02 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:48 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitney PT DAM, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/429105830
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- Cortland · 20 mi
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