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Stony Brook State Park

Stony Brook State Park from directly overhead

Stony Brook State Park is a park in New York, at a modelled elevation of 367 m. Hartsville Hill stands 690 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Jean B. DeLong Volunteer's Memorial Park, a park 2.6 miles away.

What to expect

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.51581, -77.69041

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jean B. DeLong Volunteer's Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
  • Williams Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
  • Dansville Little League Park: 2.7 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 2.9 mi
  • North Dansville Recreational Park: 2.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 14
  • Dansville Veterans Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Dansville Civil War Monument: 3.1 mi
  • Peter James Cannon Memorial Rock: 14.9 mi
  • Civilian Conservation Corps Memorial: 17.1 mi
  • First New York Dragoons Volunteers Civil War Monument: 18.4 mi
Museums: 11
Waterfalls: 7
  • Reynolds Gully Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Keshequa Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Lower Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Middle Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Upper Falls: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Genesee Falls Balloon: 18.5 mi
  • Balloons Over Letchworth Launch: 18.6 mi
  • Grumman F6F Hellcat (Replica): 20.9 mi
  • Bristol Mountain: 21.5 mi
  • Minnehans Fun Center: 22.1 mi
Gardens: 4
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • St Helena Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
  • Parade Grounds Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Mary Jemison: 18.6 mi
  • FIAT LUX!: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Bristol Harbour Beach: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Stony Brook State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hartsville HillS 186°690 m17.2 mi
Jersey HillSW 220°685 m14.7 mi
Canadice HillNE 37°671 m14.3 mi
Cleveland HillNE 50°671 m17.5 mi
High Point HillNE 54°659 m15.4 mi
Sand HillE 100°654 m3.8 mi
Potter HillESE 112°653 m8.5 mi
Burt HillSSE 159°647 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4619:23
June solstice05:3420:1020:52
September equinox06:5918:3319:10
December solstice07:3815:5616:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262735475968727063524132
Precip in1.41.42.02.42.93.23.93.53.13.22.32.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dansville, 4 mi away.

  • purple-flowered raspberry33 obs
  • Snakewort18 obs
  • Herb Robert17 obs
  • black cohosh16 obs
  • Solomon's plume14 obs
  • Hickory Tussock Moth14 obs
  • common selfheal13 obs
  • colt's-foot12 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/435401760

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