Turkey Hill State Forest
Turkey Hill State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 409 m. Virgil Mountain stands 643 m to the north, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 18.9 mi off the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
- 19.2 mi off the Scenic Route 90
Overlooks nearby
- Fuertes Swan Pond Overlook · 19 mi
- Taughannock Falls Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Turkey Hill: 1.0 mi
- Nixon Hill: 4.7 mi
- Hammond Hill: 8.9 mi
- Star Stanton Hill: 9.1 mi
- Virgil Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Nanticoke Lake Multiple Use Area: 3.4 mi
- Greenwood Park: 6.1 mi
- Newark Valley Village Green: 9.3 mi
- Dryden Lake Multiple Use Area: 9.4 mi
- Trout Ponds Park: 9.6 mi
- Beaver Dam State Forest: 2.3 mi
- Fairfield State Forest: 8.1 mi
- Slaterville 600 - Cornell Botanic Gardens: 9.6 mi
- Roy H. Park Nature Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Yellow Barn State Forest: 11.0 mi
- SpecOpMfg (Gun shop): 8.9 mi
- Nor’easter Mountain Coaster: 10.5 mi
- Snyder's Maple: 11.6 mi
- Coles Maple Syrup and Cream: 11.6 mi
- Incodema: 14.0 mi
- Birthplace of John D Rockefeller: 3.0 mi
- Castle Creek Memorial: 15.2 mi
- 1939 World's Fair Flagpole: 16.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 17.4 mi
- SaSaNa Loft Monument: 17.9 mi
- Newark Valley Depot Museum: 9.2 mi
- 1890 House: 16.6 mi
- New York State Grange Museum: 17.2 mi
- Tompkins Center for History & Culture: 18.4 mi
- Tioga County Historical Society Museum: 18.5 mi
- Freeville Community Garden: 14.8 mi
- Mill Dam Park Sign Planter: 14.8 mi
- Muenscher Poisonous Plants Garden: 17.1 mi
- Bird Feeding Garden: 17.3 mi
- Bird Feeding Garden: 17.3 mi
- Potter's Falls: 16.2 mi
- Triphammer Falls: 17.8 mi
- Rocky Falls: 18.1 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 18.1 mi
- Ithaca Falls: 18.4 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 18.7 mi
- Johnson City Square Deal Arch: 18.7 mi
- Pegasus Statue: 20.8 mi
- Reclining Figure on Pedestal: 20.8 mi
- Falling Man: 20.8 mi
- Whitney Point Rest Area: 8.2 mi
- Owego Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Preble: 24.8 mi
- Point O'Rocks: 17.8 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 18.8 mi
- Devils Elbow: 21.4 mi
- Tamarack Spring: 13.9 mi
- Der deutsche Strand: 19.8 mi
- Cheningo Day Use Area: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Turkey Hill State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Mountain | N 5° | 643 m | 9.5 mi |
| Greek Peak | N 2° | 637 m | 9.7 mi |
| South Hill | N 0° | 635 m | 10.0 mi |
| Tuller Hill | N 7° | 616 m | 11.9 mi |
| Star Stanton Hill | NW 312° | 612 m | 9.1 mi |
| Hammond Hill | NW 307° | 598 m | 8.9 mi |
| Beam Hill | NW 313° | 594 m | 10.4 mi |
| Snyder Hill | NNE 11° | 591 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:03 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:50 | 16:36 |
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 | 31 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ithaca 13 E, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/428676923
Day trips start here
- Cortland · 17 mi
- Ithaca · 19 mi
- Trumansburg · 29 mi
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