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Stockton State Forest

Stockton State Forest from directly overhead

Stockton State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 479 m. Pine Hill stands 649 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Kabob Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 3.0 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 9.7 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.27558, -79.38227

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Midway State Park: 5.6 mi
  • Melrose Park: 5.9 mi
  • Miller Park: 6.1 mi
  • Lakeside Park: 6.2 mi
  • Bestor Plaza: 6.3 mi
Peaks: 25
Museums: 19
  • Mayville Station: 6.1 mi
  • The Lawson Center for Boating Heritage on Chautauqua Lake: 8.0 mi
  • Bemus Point Historical Society: 8.1 mi
  • McClurg Museum: 10.4 mi
  • McClurg Museum: 10.4 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Historic sites: 14
Beaches: 10
Artworks: 6
Attractions: 4
  • Lake Shore Savings Clock Tower: 12.5 mi
  • I Love Lucy Mural: 14.6 mi
  • Dunkirk City Pier: 15.0 mi
  • Panama Rocks: 15.0 mi
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Sulfur Spring: 21.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine HillESE 120°649 m23.3 mi
Arab HillE 79°640 m10.6 mi
Boutwell HillENE 77°635 m11.0 mi
Pickup HillE 90°630 m13.1 mi
Tug HillE 88°630 m23.6 mi
Luce HillENE 61°605 m8.6 mi
South HillENE 74°591 m12.3 mi
Dibble HillNE 54°579 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5319:30
June solstice05:4220:1620:58
September equinox07:0618:4019:17
December solstice07:4416:0316:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272835475868727165544333
Precip in3.32.42.93.63.74.14.93.94.14.64.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland 1 SW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/428829320

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