Lock Number 8

Lock Number 8: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Lock Number 8

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Lock Number 8 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.45651, -76.50875. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lock Number 8

• Safe Haven Museum · museum · Oswego · ~1 km · Must-see
• H. Lee White Marine Museum · museum · Oswego · ~1 km · Must-see
• Fort Ontario · fort · Oswego · ~1 km · Must-see
• West Pierhead Light · lake · Oswego · ~2 km · Must-see
• Tug Hill · viewpoint · Oswego · ~10 km · Must-see
• Battle Island State Park · park · Oswego · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sterling Renaissance Festival · attraction · Cayuga · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Neatahwanta · lake · Oswego · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fair Haven Beach State Park · beach · Cayuga · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mexico Point Park · park · Oswego · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mexico Point Boat Launch · attraction · Oswego · ~27 km · Must-see
• Selkirk Shores State Park · sanctuary · Oswego · ~34 km · Must-see
• Deer Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Oswego · ~38 km · Must-see
• Pulaski · church · Oswego · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sandy Island Beach State Park · beach · Oswego · ~42 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake · lake · Cayuga · ~44 km · Must-see
• North Pond Sandy Creek Waterway Access · lake · Oswego · ~45 km · Must-see
• Cross Lake · lake · Cayuga · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lock Number 8

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lock Number 8

• West Pierhead Light · lake · Oswego · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lake Neatahwanta · lake · Oswego · ~22 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake · lake · Cayuga · ~44 km · Must-see
• North Pond Sandy Creek Waterway Access · lake · Oswego · ~45 km · Must-see
• Cross Lake · lake · Cayuga · ~46 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake · lake · Cayuga · ~47 km · Must-see
• Onondaga Lake Park · lake · Onondaga · ~57 km · Must-see
• Onondaga Lake · lake · Onondaga · ~59 km · Must-see
• Onondaga Lake Parkway Bridge · lake · Onondaga · ~60 km · Must-see
• Panther Lake · lake · Oswego · ~63 km · Must-see

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