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West-Shokan is a hamlet located at the west end of the Ashokan Reservoir, within the town of Olive in Ulster County. The town is west of Kingston and inside the Catskill Park. Swimming is not allowed in Ashokan Reservoir, but hiking trails, mountain bike trails, maintained walkways and picnicking areas are all available. Other recreational activities in the area include tubing, fishing, boating, canoeing, golf and tennis. Belleayre Mountain is just a short drive from West Shokan, and is the site of a four-season resort park, famous for its' summertime trout fishing and wintertime skiing, tubing and sledding. Woodstock, a town that is internationally known as an arts and crafts colony, is about 15 minutes from West Shokan. Woodstock is home to many art galleries and studios, cafes and restaurants and unique shops that sell everything from one-of-a-kind gifts to antiques. In 1969, the town of Woodstock became infamous for the rock concert of the same name, although, interestingly enough, it was actually held in the nearby town of Bethel. The Woodstock School of Art, which is a National Historic Landmark, holds an annual Film Festival and a Holiday Open House each year. West Shokan/Olive is a quiet, tranquil area - an ideal base location for exploring the whole area.

Surrounding areas: Shokan, New York (3.9 mi), Phoenicia, New York (8.0 mi), Willow, New York (8.1 mi), Woodstock, New York (10.1 mi), Marbletown, New York (10.7 mi), Stone Ridge, New York (11.0 mi), Accord, New York (12.9 mi)

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West Shokan Weather & Climate

The Catskills region has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, but without the stifling, oppressive heat and humidity of some coastal areas. Normally, the hottest week of the year in the Catskills is the third week of July. September offers mild days and cool nights and October is a kaleidoscope of color. "Jack Frost" will likely make his first appearance in October, and the first hard freeze is usually at the end of that month. November is unpredictable and with December comes colder temperatures and more moisture - either in the form of rain or snow. The full force of the winter season arrives in January and stays around until March in the Catskills. Average January temperatures are a good three to four degrees colder at elevations from one to two thousand feet and over seven degrees colder at over two thousand feet.

     Month       High Temp   Low Temp   Rainfall   Ocean Temp 
January 27°F 9°F 3.94 in. -
February 29°F 10°F 3.24 in. -
March 37°F 18°F 4.27 in. -
April 48°F 29°F 4.33 in. -
May 61°F 40°F 4.96 in. -
June 68°F 48°F 4.73 in. -
July 72°F 53°F 4.93 in. -
August 71°F 52°F 4.01 in. -
September 63°F 45°F 4.69 in. -
October 54°F 34°F 4.37 in. -
November 42°F 26°F 4.40 in. -
December 31°F 15°F 4.04 in. -

West Shokan Map & Transportation

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The closest airports in the area are the Stewart International airport (SWF) located about 33 miles south of West Shokan in Newburgh, New York, the Albany International airport (ALB) located approximately 59 miles northeast of West Shokan in Albany, New York, the Schenectady County airport (SCH) located roughly 63 miles northeast of West Shokan in Schenectady, New York, and finally the Westchester County airport (HPN) located around 69 miles south of West Shokan in White Plains, New York.

West Shokan Attractions
 
Amusement and Theme Parks
JeepersAlbanyNY54.6 mi.
Hoffman's PlaylandLathamNY60.3 mi.
JeepersWest NyackNY61.0 mi.
Quassy Amusement ParkMiddleburyCT67.1 mi.
Lake CompounceBristolCT71.9 mi.
Playland ParkRyeNY75.1 mi.
Glen Island ParkNew RochelleNY77.6 mi.
Land Of Make BelieveHopeNJ81.1 mi.
Bayville AmusementsBayvilleNY82.2 mi.
Sherman's Amusement ParkCaroga LakeNY82.9 mi.
Pocono Play ParkBartonsvillePA84.0 mi.
Six Flags New EnglandAgawamMA86.2 mi.
 
Water Parks
Zoom Flume Water ParkDurhamNY30.5 mi.
Splash Down ParkFishkillNY36.0 mi.
Carousel Water & Fun ParkBeach LakePA51.2 mi.
Alpine Slide at CamelbackTannersvillePA83.1 mi.
Water Slide WorldLake GeorgeNY105.1 mi.
Song Mountain Alpine SlideTullyNY109.4 mi.
Splish Splash Water ParkRiverheadNY111.3 mi.
Dorney Park & Whitewater KingdomAllentownPA112.9 mi.
 
Golf Courses
Heartland Golf ParkEdgewoodNY12.6 mi.
Stone Dock Golf ClubHigh FallsNY13.3 mi.
Rondout Country ClubAccordNY13.4 mi.
Alapaha Golf LinksKingstonNY14.8 mi.
Green Acres Golf CourseKingstonNY14.8 mi.
Colonial Country ClubTannersvilleNY17.4 mi.
Pine Hills Country ClubManorvilleNY17.8 mi.
Rock Hill Golf & Country ClubManorvilleNY17.8 mi.
Swan Lake Golf ClubManorvilleNY17.8 mi.
Mohonk Mountain House Golf CourseNew PaltzNY18.4 mi.
New Paltz Golf CourseNew PaltzNY18.4 mi.
Shawangunk Country ClubEllenvilleNY18.4 mi.
Katsbaan Golf ClubSaugertiesNY18.9 mi.
Rip Van Winkle Country ClubPalenvilleNY19.6 mi.
Dinsmore Golf CourseStaatsburgNY20.4 mi.
Lochmor Golf CourseLoch SheldrakeNY23.1 mi.
Red Hook Golf ClubRed HookNY23.4 mi.
Walker Valley Golf ClubWalker ValleyNY23.7 mi.
Windham Country ClubWindhamNY23.9 mi.
Apple Greens Golf CourseHighlandNY24.0 mi.
Blackhead Mountain Lodge & Country ClubRound TopNY24.5 mi.
Tarry Brae Golf CourseSouth FallsburgNY24.6 mi.
Sullivan County Golf & Country ClubLibertyNY26.0 mi.
Casperkill Country ClubPoughkeepsieNY26.5 mi.
College Hill Golf CoursePoughkeepsieNY26.5 mi.
McCann Memorial Golf CoursePoughkeepsieNY26.5 mi.
Vassar Golf CoursePoughkeepsieNY26.5 mi.
Catskill Golf ClubCatskillNY27.7 mi.
James Baird State Park Golf CoursePleasant ValleyNY28.4 mi.
Hamburg Golf CourseHamburgNY28.9 mi.
 
Ski Areas
Belleayre MoutainHighmountNY16.1 mi.
Hunter MountainHunterNY17.4 mi.
Ski WindhamWindhamNY23.6 mi.
Ski PlattekillRoxburyNY26.1 mi.
Holiday MountainMonticelloNY29.9 mi.
Scotch ValleyStamfordNY34.8 mi.
CatamountHillsdaleNY41.7 mi.
Big BirchPattersonNY47.1 mi.
Thunder RidgePattersonNY47.1 mi.
Mount PeterWarwickNY49.3 mi.
Mohawk MountainCornwallCT50.0 mi.
Butternut Ski AreaGreat BarringtonMA50.1 mi.
Mount ToneLake ComoPA54.6 mi.
TanglewoodTaftonPA60.5 mi.
WoodburyWoodburyCT62.8 mi.
Otis RidgeOtisMA63.3 mi.
CraigmeurNewfoundlandNJ64.2 mi.
Shawnee MountainDelawarePA64.4 mi.
Elk MountainUnion DalePA64.5 mi.
Brodie MountainNew AshfordMA69.4 mi.
 
State Parks
Catskill State ParkNY9.7 mi. 
Mills Memorial State ParkNY20.6 mi. 
Norrie State ParkNY20.7 mi. 
Clermont State ParkNY20.9 mi. 
Catskill State ParkNY23.3 mi. 
Lake Taghkanic State ParkNY31.4 mi. 
James Baird State ParkNY32.4 mi. 
 
Museums
Bruderhof MuseumRiftonNY15.7 mi.(History)
Klyne Esopus Historical Society MuseumUlster ParkNY17.7 mi.(History)
Clermont (State Historic Site)ClermontNY25.0 mi.(History)
Gomez Mill HouseMarlboroNY29.8 mi.(History)
Constitution Island - The Warner HouseWest PointNY43.3 mi.(History)
West Point MuseumWest PointNY43.3 mi.(History)
Hanford Mills MuseumEast MeredithNY43.9 mi.(History)
Caverns Creek Grist Mill MuseumHowes CaveNY50.2 mi.(Technology)
Peekskill MuseumPeekskillNY50.5 mi.(History)
Norman Rockwell Museum at StockbridgeStockbridgeMA54.3 mi.(Art)
Irish American Heritage MuseumAlbanyNY54.6 mi.(History)
Albany Institute of History & ArtAlbanyNY54.6 mi.(Multidisciplinary)
New York State MuseumAlbanyNY54.6 mi.(Science)
University Art MuseumAlbanyNY54.6 mi.(Art)
Hofstra MuseumHempsteadNY58.0 mi.(Art)
Katonah Museum of ArtKatonahNY58.0 mi.(Art)
Litchfield History MuseumLitchfieldCT58.6 mi.(History)
 
Zoos and Aquariums
Trevor ZooMillbrookNY33.0 mi.
Bergen County Zoological ParkParamusNJ71.6 mi.
Beardsley Zoological GardensBridgeportCT78.7 mi.
Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation ParkBronxNY80.3 mi.
Ross Park ZooBinghamtonNY84.3 mi.
Queens Wildlife CenterFlushingNY86.6 mi.
Central Park Wildlife CenterNew YorkNY87.9 mi.
Utica ZooUticaNY92.0 mi.
New York AquariumBrooklynNY92.5 mi.
Prospect Park Wildlife CenterBrooklynNY92.5 mi.
Staten Island ZooStaten IslandNY97.5 mi.

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