Tracy Lake
Tracy Lake is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 365 m. Morgan Hill stands 618 m to the east, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Fellows Falls, a waterfall 1.3 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off.
This preserve contains Tracy Lake and surrounding marshes. It also contains a large portion of the adjacent Mud Pond. This property was made possible by a grant from the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation obtained through the office
What to expect
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 11.5 mi off the Scenic Route 90
- 25.5 mi off the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Taughannock Falls Overlook · 30 mi
- Fuertes Swan Pond Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cornerstone Park: 1.9 mi
- Cummings Park: 2.2 mi
- Brown Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
- Otisco Town Park: 5.4 mi
- Bailey Park: 6.3 mi
- Vesper Hill: 2.4 mi
- The Pinnacle: 2.7 mi
- Gifford Hill: 3.2 mi
- Dutch Hill: 3.4 mi
- Meeker Hill: 3.4 mi
- Tully Field Station: 1.5 mi
- South Meadows Nature Area: 2.4 mi
- Withey Parcel: 3.1 mi
- Spafford Forest Coldbrook Reforestation Area: 3.8 mi
- Ripley Hill Nature Preserve: 4.7 mi
- 1939 World's Fair Flagpole: 14.0 mi
- Skytop Fire Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Snyder Bridge Dedication Plaque: 15.6 mi
- Marcellus Veterans Memorial: 16.0 mi
- Marcellus Veterans Memorials: 16.1 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 11.6 mi
- New York State Grange Museum: 13.4 mi
- Friends of Clark Reservation State Park Nature Center: 13.8 mi
- Jamesville Community Museum: 13.8 mi
- 1890 House: 14.1 mi
- Fellows Falls: 1.3 mi
- Bucktail Falls: 5.0 mi
- Tinker Falls: 5.9 mi
- Lower Carpenter Falls: 9.8 mi
- Upper Carpenter Falls: 10.0 mi
- Mountain Goat: 15.8 mi
- Job: 16.4 mi
- Supplicant Persephone: 16.4 mi
- Saltine Warrior: 16.5 mi
- Ernie Davis: 16.5 mi
- Leonard Property: 3.3 mi
- South Side Garden: 15.7 mi
- Morningside Community Garden: 16.0 mi
- E.M. Mills Memorial Rose Garden: 16.6 mi
- Bitternut Collective Permaculture Kitchen Garden: 16.9 mi
- Millard Fillmore's Cabin: 15.3 mi
- Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center: 16.9 mi
- Old Dam: 17.5 mi
- Great New York State Fair: 19.2 mi
- New York State Fairgrounds: 19.3 mi
- Spruce Grove Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Cheningo Day Use Area: 14.4 mi
- Cedar Bay Pavilion: 17.8 mi
- Galster Pavilion: 17.8 mi
- Poolsbrook Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- Jamesville Beach: 12.4 mi
- Glenwood Beach: 18.7 mi
- Green Lakes Beach: 20.1 mi
- Preble: 5.7 mi
- Dorwin Springs: 12.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Tracy Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Hill | E 97° | 618 m | 7.9 mi |
| Randall Hill | ESE 122° | 617 m | 14.6 mi |
| Truxton Hill | SE 128° | 616 m | 4.7 mi |
| Fellows Hill | E 82° | 611 m | 6.4 mi |
| Hunt Hill | E 94° | 611 m | 15.6 mi |
| Labrador Hill | ESE 108° | 606 m | 4.7 mi |
| Bull Hill | SE 126° | 605 m | 12.8 mi |
| Ripley Hill | W 263° | 604 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:04 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:48 | 16:34 |
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 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tully Heiberg Forest, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/315568102
Day trips start here
- Cortland · 14 mi
- Cazenovia · 17 mi
- Syracuse · 17 mi
- Skaneateles · 18 mi
- Central New York · 22 mi
- Auburn · 23 mi
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