Watchable Wildlife Sites: Point Locations in New York State

Point locations of wildlife viewing sites are documented as shown in The New York Wildlife Viewing Guide. The dataset likely contains site names, ownership details, and geographic coordinates for each location. Columns suggest information on property managers, counties, and regions to support planning and recreational use.

Use Cases

• Mapping site locations using Latitude and Longitude columns
• Identifying site ownership and management using Ownership and Property Manager columns
• Filtering sites by region or county using Region and Counties columns
• Finding site details and addresses using Site Name and Location (address) columns
• Cross-referencing official DEC brochures using DEC Brochure Site Number

Strengths

• Cross-platform presence on Socrata and Data.gov indicates established importance
• Geospatial coordinates (Latitude, Longitude) are explicitly listed for precise mapping
• The dataset is associated with an official state guide, The New York Wildlife Viewing Guide

Limitations

• Key metadata like row count, size, license, and author are unknown across all sources
• The Data.gov source lacks column information, limiting cross-platform understanding
• The description is identical across platforms, suggesting limited supplemental documentation

Provenance

Source

data.ny.gov (New York State organization)

Collection Method

Likely compiled for The New York Wildlife Viewing Guide

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-04-04 according to Socrata and Data.gov

Geography

New York State