Rural Grove State Forest
Rural Grove State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 298 m. The Cobble stands 710 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Yatesville Falls State Forest, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. Revolutionary Trail passes 4.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 6.9 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 7.0 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 24.0 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- view east · 25 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Corbin Hill: 4.7 mi
- Wessel Hill: 6.3 mi
- Maple Hill: 8.4 mi
- Bean Hill: 9.3 mi
- Shellstone Hill: 9.4 mi
- George P. Snyder Community Park: 6.7 mi
- Fonds Recreation Park: 6.9 mi
- Wintergreen Park: 7.8 mi
- Tribes Hill Community Park: 8.3 mi
- Mahan Park: 8.7 mi
- Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site: 8.6 mi
- Schoharie Aqueduct: 8.6 mi
- World War I Memorial: 8.8 mi
- East Guard Lock: 8.8 mi
- Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 30: 8.8 mi
- Yatesville Falls State Forest: 1.9 mi
- Lost Valley State Forest: 6.5 mi
- Settles Mountain Nature Preserve: 12.9 mi
- Schenectady County Forest Preserve: 13.5 mi
- Duanesburg Town Forest: 13.6 mi
- Saints of Auriesville Museum: 7.3 mi
- Shrine Museum and Library: 7.4 mi
- Van Alstyne Homestead: 8.6 mi
- Arkell Museum: 8.7 mi
- Sharon Historical Society Museum: 11.1 mi
- Poseidon statue: 8.7 mi
- Waterfall Gate: 12.3 mi
- Mother and Child at the Mohawk River: 12.3 mi
- DreamRiver: 12.4 mi
- Mother Mosaic: 12.4 mi
- Canajoharie Falls: 8.1 mi
- Judds Falls: 16.5 mi
- Bozen KIll Falls: 17.3 mi
- Upper Plotter Kill Falls: 18.5 mi
- Rynex Kill Falls: 18.7 mi
- Big Nose: 4.2 mi
- Maclachan Ridge: 16.6 mi
- The Cliff: 18.1 mi
- Vromans Nose: 18.8 mi
- Cave Wall: 24.0 mi
- Landis Arboretum: 8.9 mi
- Perrella Sculpture Garden: 10.5 mi
- Fremont Street Garden: 13.6 mi
- Sycamore Collaborative Hulett Street Farm: 24.4 mi
- Mrs. Perkin's Garden: 24.6 mi
- Caughnawaga Indian Village Site: 6.8 mi
- Secret Caverns: 10.2 mi
- Howe Caverns: 11.1 mi
- Howe Caverns: 11.1 mi
- Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park: 12.5 mi
- Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 4.4 mi
- I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 6.0 mi
- I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 6.1 mi
- East Worcester Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 23.3 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 23.5 mi
- Schoharie Crossing Launch: 8.5 mi
- Hyde Hall Covered Bridge: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Rural Grove State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cobble | SSW 202° | 710 m | 20.0 mi |
| Petersburg Mountain | S 187° | 708 m | 15.6 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SW 221° | 698 m | 18.7 mi |
| Algerine Hill | SW 222° | 684 m | 19.2 mi |
| Ferguson Mountain | NNE 16° | 670 m | 21.1 mi |
| Stone Quarry Hill | SW 222° | 669 m | 20.8 mi |
| Fulton Hill | SSW 192° | 665 m | 19.7 mi |
| Elliot Hill | SW 227° | 660 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:57 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:41 | 16:27 |
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 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cobleskill 2 ESE, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/428669469
Day trips start here
- Schenectady · 25 mi
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