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Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park

Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park from directly overhead

Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park is a park in New York, at a modelled elevation of 593 m. The Cobble stands 710 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is David Pethic Memorial Plaque, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.66264, -74.83305

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 45
Parks: 40
  • Council Rock Park: 5.2 mi
  • Cooper Park: 5.2 mi
  • Cooper Grounds Park: 5.2 mi
  • Lake Front Park: 5.3 mi
  • Badger Park: 5.5 mi
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 11
  • David Pethic Memorial Plaque: 0.2 mi
  • James Fenimore Cooper Statue: 5.2 mi
  • Cherry Valley Massacre Monument: 9.9 mi
  • Richmondville Service Memorial: 13.8 mi
  • Grave of Henry Seeber: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Judds Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Canajoharie Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Boucks Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Creamery Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Mine Kill Falls: 24.5 mi
Artworks: 3
  • The Hunter: 5.3 mi
  • statue of liberty replica: 18.6 mi
  • Poseidon statue: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 8.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The CobbleESE 110°710 m14.7 mi
Hooker MountainSSW 197°709 m4.7 mi
Pine MountainE 95°698 m9.1 mi
Algerine HillE 96°684 m8.6 mi
Cornish HillW 266°680 m4.0 mi
South HillSSE 158°680 m8.2 mi
Dog HillS 190°678 m6.5 mi
Stone Quarry HillESE 106°669 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3419:12
June solstice05:2219:5920:41
September equinox06:4718:2118:59
December solstice07:2715:4316:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182028415361666457463525
Precip in3.13.13.64.23.74.74.64.64.24.93.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cooperstown, 6 mi away.

  • American Toad5 obs
  • Bluegill4 obs
  • Jack-in-the-Pulpit3 obs
  • Hickory Tussock Moth3 obs
  • Eastern Newt2 obs
  • Common Garter Snake2 obs
  • Broad-leaved helleborine2 obs
  • Ovenbird2 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/435871909

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