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Places near Cortland by type
All 209 places by distance →One day from Cortland
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:30 pm
90 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Cortland
- Virgil Mountainviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Dryden Lakelake · 45 min
- Lime Hollow Nature Centernature spot · 2 hrs
- Lake Comolake · 45 min
- Upper Little York Lakelake · 45 min
- Back in Cortland
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Cortland?
Unitarian Universalist Church of Cortland (church, about 1 km), Free Methodist Church of Cortland (church, about 1 km), Lime Hollow Nature Center (nature spot, about 9 km), Upper Little York Lake (lake, about 14 km), Virgil Mountain (viewpoint, about 16 km), Green Lake (lake, about 16 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Cortland?
102 places on Spotwander: 23 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 45 hill stations & viewpoints, 5 parks, 4 churches, 13 waterfalls.
Which is the nearest lake to Cortland?
Mud Pond, about 12 km by road; Upper Little York Lake (14 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Cortland?
Carr Hill, about 4 km by road; Cosmos Hill (5 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Cortland?
Start in Cortland, visit Virgil Mountain, then Dryden Lake, then Lime Hollow Nature Center, then Lake Como, then Upper Little York Lake, and drive back — about 90 km by road in all.