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Hart's Woods is a small forest located in Perinton, New York. It contains a pristine stand of beech-maple forest, which covered 47% of Perinton prior to settlement. [1] This type of forest with two dominant tree species thrives in areas of glacial till. The 14-acre (5.7 ha) site was declared a National Natural Landmark in June 1972. [2]
Perinton (originally Perrinton (in federal censuses) and sometimes Perrington [3] when still part of Ontario County) is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 47,479 at the 2020 census.
This is a description of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, New York. The locations of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County , New York may be seen on a map by clicking on "Map all coordinates" to the right.
This is a list of state parks in the U.S. state of New York. Also listed are state golf courses , seasonal hunting areas, and former state parks. In New York, state parks are managed by the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP), with the exception of the Adirondack and Catskill Parks which are managed by the Department ...
Southwick Beach State Park is a New York State park that lies along an unusual stretch of sandy beach on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario. The park is 464 acres (188 ha) in size with a 3,500 foot (1,100 m) length of beach, and is visited annually by about 100,000 people. [ 1 ]
In partnership with Oswego County and the State of New York, the Central & Western New York Chapter of The Nature Conservancy acquired the remaining 133 acres (54 ha) from the Riggs' heirs. The Conservancy then conveyed 13 acres (5.3 ha) on the beachfront to Oswego County for a park; 120 acres (49 ha) were purchased from the Conservancy by New ...
Schoff, Wilfred H. (1915), "The New York State Barge Canal. Part II", Bulletin of the American Geographical Society, 47 (7): 498– 508, doi:10.2307/201433, ISSN 0190-5929, JSTOR 201433 "Irondequoit Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
The National Natural Landmarks in New York include 29 of the more than 600 National Natural Landmarks (NNLs) in the United States. Twenty-seven landmarks are contained entirely within New York; the two exceptions are the Palisades of the Hudson which extends along the Hudson River into New Jersey , and the Chazy Fossil Reef which spans several ...