Whitaker Swamp State Forest
Whitaker Swamp State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 501 m. Mount Ararat stands 803 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Kamp's Mohawk Field, a park 1.0 miles away. Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway passes 9.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
- 10.2 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
Named places within 25 miles
- Kamp's Mohawk Field: 1.0 mi
- Firemen's Park: 1.2 mi
- Willis Smith Riverside Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
- Warner Field: 2.3 mi
- Luciana Park: 9.2 mi
- Tarbell Hill: 1.9 mi
- Red Hill: 4.3 mi
- Round Hill: 5.9 mi
- Maple Hill: 6.0 mi
- Hawks Nest: 6.5 mi
- Columbia Lake State Forest: 2.3 mi
- Cat Hollow State Forest: 2.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 299: 5.7 mi
- Roods Creek Unit: 6.2 mi
- Marsh Pond State Forest: 7.2 mi
- Maple Tree Grove: 12.0 mi
- Priesthood Restoration Site: 12.0 mi
- banks Susquehanna River: 12.3 mi
- Home of Squire Zachariah Tarble: 13.1 mi
- Colesville Branch: 13.3 mi
- Deposit Historical Museum: 1.7 mi
- Hancock-Chehocton Historical Society: 9.9 mi
- Bainbridge Museum: 17.4 mi
- Chenango School House Museums: 23.9 mi
- Phelps Mansion: 24.4 mi
- 16-17 mile marker from possible priesthood site: 11.8 mi
- I Love NY Sculpture: 17.7 mi
- The Skirmisher: 24.8 mi
- Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood: 12.1 mi
- Sidney Veterans Memorial Park: 18.6 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 24.9 mi
- Spencer Spring: 13.1 mi
- The Salt Spring: 23.7 mi
- Salt Springs: 23.8 mi
- East Branch Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 16.5 mi
- Broome Gateway Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Overlook Cliff: 7.8 mi
- Money Point: 23.0 mi
- Jensen Cascade: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Whitaker Swamp State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ararat | S 183° | 803 m | 17.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | S 184° | 771 m | 15.2 mi |
| Houck Mountain | ENE 72° | 748 m | 15.7 mi |
| Bear Spring Mountain | ENE 66° | 746 m | 17.7 mi |
| South Mountain | ENE 66° | 740 m | 16.6 mi |
| Rock Rift Mountain | E 81° | 730 m | 13.8 mi |
| Crane Hill | ENE 62° | 708 m | 14.3 mi |
| Tower Mountain | ENE 67° | 707 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:59 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:49 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deposit, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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