Upper Research Site

Upper Research Site: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Upper Research Site

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Upper Research Site — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.71565, -74.94472. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Research Site

• Moe Pond · lake · Otsego · ~0 km · Must-see
• Farmers' Museum · lake · Bennington · ~2 km · Must-see
• Fitch Hill · viewpoint · Bennington · ~7 km · Must-see
• Otsego Lake · lake · Otsego · ~8 km · Must-see
• Cornish Hill · viewpoint · Bennington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Red House Hill · viewpoint · Bennington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Red House Hill · viewpoint · Otsego · ~9 km · Must-see
• Metcalf Hill · viewpoint · Bennington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Metcalf Hill · viewpoint · Otsego · ~9 km · Must-see
• Panther Mountain · viewpoint · Bennington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Panther Mountain · viewpoint · Otsego · ~9 km · Must-see
• Rum Hill · viewpoint · Bennington · ~12 km · Must-see
• Rum Hill · viewpoint · Otsego · ~12 km · Must-see
• Sunken Island · beach · Otsego · ~12 km · Must-see
• Goey Pond · lake · Otsego · ~13 km · Must-see
• Glimmerglass State Park · park · Otsego · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hyde Hall Covered Bridge · attraction · Otsego · ~13 km · Must-see
• Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park · park · Otsego · ~14 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Research Site

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Upper Research Site

• Deowongo Island · sanctuary · Otsego · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hunts Pond State Forest · sanctuary · Chenango · ~47 km · Must-see
• Steuben Hill · sanctuary · Rutland · ~48 km · Must-see
• Utica Zoo · sanctuary · Oneida · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cotton Hill State Forest · sanctuary · Schoharie · ~68 km · Must-see
• Christman Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Schenectady · ~84 km · Must-see
• Muller Hill State Forest · sanctuary · Madison · ~85 km · Must-see
• Balsam Mountain Unit · sanctuary · Greene · ~92 km · Must-see
• Plotter Kill Preserve · sanctuary · Rutland · ~94 km · Must-see
• Bear Swamp · sanctuary · Albany · ~97 km · Must-see

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