Stoney Pond State Forest
Stoney Pond State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 538 m. Morgan Hill stands 618 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackass Hill, a peak 2.2 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 24.9 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 25.9 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 26.0 mi off the Black River Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Jackass Hill: 2.2 mi
- Tinselor Hill: 3.9 mi
- Mutton Hill: 4.4 mi
- Stone Quarry Hill: 5.7 mi
- Kinney Hill: 7.7 mi
- Stone Quarry Hill Art Park: 5.6 mi
- Burton Street Fields: 6.7 mi
- Memorial Park: 7.1 mi
- New Woodstock Heritage Park: 7.2 mi
- Lakeland Park: 7.4 mi
- Three Springs State Forest: 8.8 mi
- The Gateway Reserve: 9.7 mi
- The Schapiro Reserve: 10.2 mi
- Lebanon State Forest: 10.8 mi
- The Leland Reserve: 11.2 mi
- Site of railroad turntable: 7.7 mi
- P.O.W memorial: 10.2 mi
- Madison Fire Department / Village of Madison Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Lime Kiln: 17.7 mi
- Limestone Creek Aqueduct: 17.9 mi
- National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum: 5.5 mi
- Gerrit Smith Estate: 5.7 mi
- Peterboro Area Museum: 5.7 mi
- Lorenzo Mansion: 7.4 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 10.8 mi
- Stacks: 5.8 mi
- Willow Sculpture: 7.1 mi
- Jitterbugs: 7.2 mi
- Supplicant Persephone: 23.0 mi
- Job: 23.0 mi
- Chittenango Falls: 8.5 mi
- Delphi Falls Upper: 9.0 mi
- Delphi Falls Lower: 9.0 mi
- Perryville Falls: 9.2 mi
- Edwards Falls: 13.8 mi
- Spruce Ridge Landscape & Garden Center: 3.1 mi
- Root Glen: 19.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 19.5 mi
- Leonard Property: 19.7 mi
- Hamilton Community Garden: 19.9 mi
- Spruce Grove Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Poolsbrook Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Cedar Bay Pavilion: 19.1 mi
- Galster Pavilion: 19.6 mi
- Cheningo Day Use Area: 21.4 mi
- Geographical Center of New York State: 6.6 mi
- Clinton Cider Mill: 20.5 mi
- Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center: 23.9 mi
- Green Lakes Beach: 16.7 mi
- Jamesville Beach: 18.3 mi
- Verona Beach: 19.9 mi
- The Ledges: 4.0 mi
- Dorwin Springs: 22.9 mi
- Preble: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Stoney Pond State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Hill | WSW 242° | 618 m | 15.4 mi |
| Muller Hill | SSW 201° | 617 m | 8.4 mi |
| Randall Hill | SSW 213° | 617 m | 16.8 mi |
| Hunt Hill | SW 218° | 611 m | 9.5 mi |
| Fellows Hill | WSW 250° | 611 m | 16.0 mi |
| South Hill | SW 214° | 604 m | 12.9 mi |
| Texas Hill | S 173° | 603 m | 9.7 mi |
| Kinney Hill | SW 234° | 599 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:03 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:46 | 16:32 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morrisville 6 SW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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