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Toothaker Creek State Forest

Toothaker Creek State Forest from directly overhead

Toothaker Creek State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 287 m. Roundtop Mountain stands 646 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cooper Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 1.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.20320, -75.29906
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 28
  • Saint Lawrence Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 2.1 mi
  • Pitcairn Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 3.5 mi
  • Pitcairn Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 3.5 mi
  • Diana Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 3.7 mi
  • Bonaparte's Cave State Forest: 4.0 mi
Parks: 13
  • Gouveneur Village Park: 12.4 mi
  • Harry L. Mills Memorial Park: 12.7 mi
  • Monument Park: 15.2 mi
  • Oxbow Community Park: 17.1 mi
  • Yellow Lake Waterway Access: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Basford Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Sinclair Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Twin Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Twin Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 16.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Old Iron Works: 12.8 mi
  • Russell Vetrans Memeorial: 17.3 mi
  • Grist Mill built in 1805: 20.5 mi
  • Rossie Mills: 21.3 mi
  • Rossie Mills: 21.4 mi
Museums: 4
  • Town of Diana Historical Soc: 3.7 mi
  • Philadelphia Historical Society: 20.4 mi
  • Lowville & Beaver River Railroad Depot & Railroad Museum: 21.9 mi
  • American Maple Museum: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Cranberry Lake Day Use Area on eastern Fred Island: 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Toothaker Creek State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Roundtop MountainESE 112°646 m20.5 mi
Alder Bed MountainSE 135°620 m17.4 mi
Panther MountainESE 123°611 m19.7 mi
Round HillSE 125°585 m16.6 mi
Twin MountainE 90°574 m18.7 mi
Buck MountainE 85°570 m19.7 mi
Maple MountainESE 105°569 m12.2 mi
Maple HillSE 133°560 m14.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3519:14
June solstice05:1820:0520:49
September equinox06:4918:2219:01
December solstice07:3415:3816:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161828425464686759473624
Precip in2.82.12.33.23.33.93.83.43.84.73.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gouverneur 3 NW, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/429081681

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