Cairo Fossil Forest
Cairo Fossil Forest is a quarry in Cairo, Greene County, New York. Access is restricted and requires permission. Cairo Fossil Forest is situated nearby to the hamlet Acra, as well as near the reservoir Rockefeller Lake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Acra and Freehold.
Acra
Hamlet
Acra is a hamlet in Greene County, New York, United States. The community is located along New York State Route 23, 11.7 miles west-northwest of Catskill. Acra has a post office with ZIP code 12405.
Freehold
Hamlet
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Freehold is a hamlet in the town of Greenville in Greene County, New York, United States. It has the ZIP Code 12431, and its own fire district. The hamlet is centered on the junction of New York State Route 32 and Greene County Route 67. Freehold is situated 2½ miles north of Cairo Fossil Forest.
Purling
Hamlet
Purling is a hamlet in Greene County, New York, United States. The community is 8.6 miles west-northwest of Catskill. Purling had a post office from September 7, 1894, until December 24, 2005; it still has its own ZIP code, 12470. Purling is situated 3 miles southeast of Cairo Fossil Forest.
Cairo Fossil Forest
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Cairo, Greene County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.32051° or 42° 19′ 14″ northLongitude
-74.04519° or 74° 2′ 43″ westOpen location code
87J78XC3+6WOpenStreetMap ID
way 1434233630OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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