South Hill State Forest
South Hill State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 385 m. Forty Mountain stands 553 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is South Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Black River Trail passes 3.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Black River Trail
- 4.2 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 8.1 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 13.8 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- South Hill: 1.5 mi
- Pen Bonc Hill: 2.0 mi
- Gifford Hill: 2.5 mi
- Dopp Hill: 3.2 mi
- Boody Hill: 3.6 mi
- Floyd Town Park: 4.7 mi
- Steuben Memorial State Historic Site: 5.4 mi
- North Glenview Park: 7.0 mi
- Remsen Town Park: 7.1 mi
- Hollis Hewitt Park: 7.3 mi
- Baron Von Steuben Monument: 5.5 mi
- B-52 Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Oriskany Battlefield Monument: 8.2 mi
- Fort Stanwix: 8.8 mi
- Enlarged Erie Canal Aqueduct: 9.3 mi
- Buck Hill State Forest: 6.8 mi
- Jackson Hill State Forest: 9.0 mi
- Canada Creek State Forest: 10.3 mi
- Forestport Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 11.4 mi
- West Branch State Forest: 11.7 mi
- Engine House Number 2: 8.6 mi
- Rome Historical Society: 8.7 mi
- Willett Center: 8.9 mi
- Oriskany Museum: 9.4 mi
- Rome Sports Hall of Fame & Museum: 10.2 mi
- Mother Mary: 7.7 mi
- Boonville Mural: 13.0 mi
- Boonville Oneida County Fair Wall: 13.3 mi
- When I Was Hungry and Thirsty: 13.5 mi
- Saint Marianne Cope: 13.5 mi
- Utica Tower: 13.0 mi
- Little Village Park Band Stand: 13.4 mi
- Clinton Cider Mill: 16.9 mi
- Pixley Falls: 7.8 mi
- Lyons Fall: 22.7 mi
- Hamilton Community Garden: 16.8 mi
- Root Glen: 17.3 mi
- Verona Beach: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of South Hill State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forty Mountain | ENE 60° | 553 m | 18.6 mi |
| Penn Mountain | NNE 27° | 551 m | 6.8 mi |
| Stone Dam Mountain | NE 43° | 549 m | 19.3 mi |
| Starr Hill | NE 44° | 545 m | 5.2 mi |
| Finn Hill | NE 41° | 545 m | 17.9 mi |
| Bowen Hill | NNE 23° | 538 m | 5.7 mi |
| Meyers Hill | NE 41° | 536 m | 17.0 mi |
| Oakes Hill | NNE 16° | 514 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:02 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:43 | 16:29 |
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 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rome Griffiss Airfield, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/429192720
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