The west-facing site is open and dry, with exposed bedrock. It is bounded by two small ravines that are branches of Pleasant Grove Creek. The northern ravine is dry and the southern ravine has running water. In the forest stand, red, white, black, and chestnut oaks are common, together with shagbark, pignut, and bitternut hickories.
Cayuga Heights is a village in Tompkins County, New York, and an upscale suburb of Ithaca, New York. It is a small village in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of New York State that has many distinguishing characteristics including ample shopping, superb restaurants and cafes, beautiful lake views, natural public areas, and an intimate community culture. The population was 4,114 at the 2020 census.