LiDAR not only shows elevation of the landscape in detail, it shows things like earthworks from road beds and stone wells. Green Lakes State Park is a geological wonder -- looking at it's elevation profile and how it was cut with glaciers is pretty interesting.
A long sweeping curve added to US 20 to moderate steep slopes south of Syracuse in Big Bend.
Oneida Lake is the largest lake entirely within New York state, with a surface area of 79.8 square miles. The lake is located northeast of Syracuse and near the Great Lakes. It feeds the Oneida River, a tributary of the Oswego River, which flows into Lake Ontario.
The Skaneateles Conservation Area, includes the Federal Farm, Guppy Farm, and other Gully Road parcels, located on Old Seneca Turnpike (surrounding the Town of Skaneateles transfer station) and on both sides of Gully Road, in the northeastern part of the town, contains about 300 acres of land, much of it wooded, a fishing pond, a beaver pond, wetlands, waterfall, observation decks, pavilion, picnic tables, and lean-to for camping (by permission only).