Skyline Drive State Forest
Skyline Drive State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 489 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 771 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Grange Hall Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway passes 9.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
- 24.4 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
Named places within 25 miles
- Grange Hall Park: 1.4 mi
- River Park: 3.1 mi
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
- SPC Lee A. Wiegand Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- Franklin Avenue Park: 4.1 mi
- Hogback Hill: 1.8 mi
- Kelder Hill: 2.8 mi
- Penny Hill: 3.1 mi
- Locust Hill: 3.7 mi
- Hickory Knob: 4.1 mi
- Hawkins Pond State Forest: 4.0 mi
- Pettus Hill Preserve: 4.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 35: 6.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 175: 9.3 mi
- Salt Springs State Park: 10.1 mi
- banks Susquehanna River: 7.2 mi
- Maple Tree Grove: 7.3 mi
- Priesthood Restoration Site: 7.3 mi
- Ross Park Carousel: 9.1 mi
- A Very Old Barn: 9.7 mi
- I Love NY Sculpture: 1.8 mi
- 16-17 mile marker from possible priesthood site: 7.6 mi
- The Skirmisher: 10.0 mi
- George F. Johnson statue: 10.9 mi
- Dickinson Object: 12.1 mi
- Phelps Mansion: 9.9 mi
- Roberson Museum & Science Center: 10.2 mi
- The Bundy Museum of History and Art: 10.9 mi
- Chenango School House Museums: 13.3 mi
- Kopernik Observatory & Science Center: 14.9 mi
- Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood: 7.3 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 10.2 mi
- Chimney: 12.2 mi
- Harry L. Johnson Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Harpur Statue: 12.4 mi
- The Salt Spring: 9.8 mi
- Salt Springs: 9.8 mi
- Spencer Spring: 16.0 mi
- Laurel Ave Community Garden: 11.0 mi
- Campus Garden: 12.6 mi
- Outdoor Biological Research Facility: 12.7 mi
- Broome Gateway Rest Area: 1.8 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 2.6 mi
- Overlook Cliff: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Skyline Drive State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SE 133° | 771 m | 20.3 mi |
| Nettle Hill | SE 129° | 693 m | 19.0 mi |
| Shrawder Mountain | ESE 112° | 637 m | 19.5 mi |
| Slocum Hill | SE 141° | 612 m | 15.1 mi |
| Page Pond Hill | NE 56° | 612 m | 15.5 mi |
| Maple Hill | ESE 105° | 604 m | 17.2 mi |
| Penn Hill | ESE 116° | 586 m | 16.3 mi |
| Tarbell Hill | ENE 78° | 580 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:00 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:50 | 16:35 |
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 | 22 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montrose, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/429195946
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