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Can anyone tell me, what it's like living close to the Great Lakes? I'm sure it's colder right off of the lakes than it is down further south in Ithaca or Albany.
I guess it will ultimately come down to where we end up finding jobs, but I'm liking just about every city that I'm thinking about: Buffalo, Ithaca, and Syracuse are in my top three. Albany is at #4.
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Can anyone tell me, what it's like living close to the Great Lakes? I'm sure it's colder right off of the lakes than it is down further south in Ithaca or Albany.
The land itself is a glacial plain, but still a short drive to hills and such to the south. And the weather is MUCH colder. You will experience that famous NY snow up there.
I think I'm really liking the area just north of Syracuse. It's close to the lake, close to the Adirondacks, and it seems like a good sized city that has jobs.
What are your opinions? Anything comparable to Syracuse with that criteria?
Is Syracuse pretty gay friendly? From internet searches they seem to be.
Syracuse is pretty gay friendly
I just moved from Mexico, NY (30minutes from Syracuse, country area) to Idaho and I really am missing home sweet home!! Trying VERY HARD to get the hubby to move back! Honestly to the point I've thought if I want to leave him behind LOL
If you haven't I'd recommend taking some time and taking a trip to upstate!
There is a TON of places to go swimming, Shopping areas within 40 minutes from the Oswego area, People are pretty friendly, Adirondacks are BEAUTIFUL! If you enjoy parks and nature there is tons of places to go for that as well.
I guess it will ultimately come down to where we end up finding jobs, but I'm liking just about every city that I'm thinking about: Buffalo, Ithaca, and Syracuse are in my top three. Albany is at #4.
Like another poster mentioned, if you like a little bit of what Syracuse and Ithaca have to offer, you can split the difference and the places in between can offer what you are looking for. That Tully, Preble, Homer and Cortlandville area/corridor could work due to being somewhat equidistant to both cities and have a rural feel with hills, valleys and a few lakes right there. So, you can also enjoy what those cities have to offer or even see what is going on right there in Cortland or even Binghamton, about 40 minutes to the south.
I saw that you were looking to pursue a MS in Environmental Science and SUNY-ESF in Syracuse is almost as good as it can get in that regard.
Can anyone tell me, what it's like living close to the Great Lakes? I'm sure it's colder right off of the lakes than it is down further south in Ithaca or Albany.
The weather closer to the big lakes is actually milder than it is further inland, temperature wise. Albany will have winter temps well below zero much more frequently than Syracuse, Rochester or Buffalo, and it will have higher temps in the summer, too. The lakes, as long as they stay unfrozen, tend to moderate the temperatures of nearby areas. Ontario seldom freezes because of its depth. Most winters Erie freezes over or the amount of open water diminishes significantly.
The areas in the lee of the lakes, however, because of the prevailing west winds, typically get a lot more snow than inland areas get, but some areas get a lot more than others. I think Buffalo averages about 100 inches of snow a year and Syracuse 120+. Rochester gets less. Buffalo's southern suburbs get probably close to 150 inches of snow but some of the northern ones get only about half that. There are definite "snow belts" south of the lakes which are very localized.
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Like another poster mentioned, if you like a little bit of what Syracuse and Ithaca have to offer, you can split the difference and the places in between can offer what you are looking for. That Tully, Preble, Homer and Cortlandville area/corridor could work due to being somewhat equidistant to both cities and have a rural feel with hills, valleys and a few lakes right there. So, you can also enjoy what those cities have to offer or even see what is going on right there in Cortland or even Binghamton, about 40 minutes to the south.
I saw that you were looking to pursue a MS in Environmental Science and SUNY-ESF in Syracuse is almost as good as it can get in that regard.
Another area that may be a happy medium is Aurora and rural areas just south of Auburn near Owasco Lake. Aurora is home to Wells College, which was a women's college until a few years ago. So, I think it could also offer a small town/rural, but more liberal feel for that reason. Nearby Fleming may work as well.
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