Split Rock Falls Area
Skaneateles, New York
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| State: | New York |
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Directions
From Skaneateles, New York
- Head west toward Jordan St (69 ft)
- Turn right onto Jordan St (0.1 mi)
- Turn right onto Academy St (0.1 mi)
- Turn left at the 1st cross street onto NY-321 N/State Street RdContinue to follow NY-321 N(8.2 mi)
- Turn right onto NY-5 E (2.2 mi)
- Take the NY-5 E ramp to Syracuse (0.1 mi)
- Continue onto NY-5 E (4.9 mi)
- Take the NY-695 exit on the left toward I-690/Fairgrounds/Syracuse (0.5 mi)
- Continue onto NY-695 N (1.2 mi)
- Take the exit on the left onto I-690 E toward Fairgrounds/SyracuseParts of this road may be closed at certain times or days(9.6 mi)
- Take the Interstate 481 N exit on the left toward Interstate 90/Thruway (0.6 mi)
- Merge onto I-481 N (2.6 mi)
- Take exit 6 to merge onto I-90 EToll road(24.8 mi)
- Take exit 33 for NY-365 toward Verona/RomeToll road(0.5 mi)
- Keep right at the fork and merge onto NY-365 EPartial toll road(9.2 mi)
- Keep right to stay on NY-365 E (1.6 mi)
- Take the NY-365 E/E Dominick St exit toward Barneveld (0.7 mi)
- Turn right onto NY-365 E/E Dominick StContinue to follow NY-365 E(1.9 mi)
- Turn left onto NY-365 E/New Floyd RdContinue to follow NY-365 E(11.6 mi)
- Turn left onto NY-365 E/Mappa AveContinue to follow NY-365 E(15.4 mi)
- Turn left onto NY-8 N (24.8 mi)
- Continue straight to stay on NY-8 N (9.7 mi)
- Turn right onto NY-30 S/NY-8 N (9.7 mi)
- Turn left onto NY-8 N (28.9 mi)
- Slight left toward U.S. 9 N (397 ft)
- Merge onto U.S. 9 N (5.5 mi)
- Turn left onto Stone Bridge Rd (0.4 mi)
- Turn right to merge onto I-87 N (25.7 mi)
- Take exit 30 for US-9 toward NY-73/Keene Valley/Keene (0.2 mi)
- Turn left onto U.S. 9 N (8.7 mi)
- Turn right (433 ft)
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