Watkins Glen International, nicknamed "The Glen", is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. - Learn more on: Wikipedia
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Conditions
== Cloudy ==
High: 42 °F | Low: 32 °F
DEW: 34 °F | WIND: 3 mph | HUMID: 85% | VIS: 52788 ft. | BAR: 100 kPA
Today: Rain before 5pm, then rain and snow. Cloudy. High near 42, with temperatures falling to around 36 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. - Tonight: Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
About this Venue
GPS'able Address
2790 County Route 16
Watkins Glen, NY 14891
Alternate Circuits or Configurations
- No available variants.
Camping Details
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Closest Auto Parts Store
- Advance Auto Parts - 504 S Franklin St, Watkins Glen, New York 14891, United States
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Best places to get Fuel
ON-SITE: WGI has fuel available on-site at a manned Sunoco station just to the right of Pit Out, between the Garages and the Media Center. The station offers: 93, 100, 110 octane, ranging $X.XX - $XX.XX per gallon; Pumps are open from 8am-4pm on track days and accepts all major credit cards.
OFF-SITE:
- Gulf/Sinclair Fuels - 101 S Franklin St, Watkins Glen, New York 14891, United States
Best places to stay (Lodging)
Note about Falls Motel: 3 miles from Watkins Glen International Track, centrally located to Corning, Elmira, and Ithaca, New York. Don't let their simple web site fool you, good comfort for a low price and excellent location. The owner's name is Mike.
- Cook Mansion Bed & Breakfast - 203 S Genesee St, Montour Falls, NY, United States
- The Falls Motel - 239 N Genesee St, Montour Falls, New York 14865, United States
- Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel - 16 N Franklin St, Watkins Glen, New York 14891, United States
- Seneca Lodge - 3600 State Route 419, Watkins Glen, New York 14891, United States
- Glen Motor Inn - 3380 NY-14, Watkins Glen, NY 14891
Best places to eat (Food)
- The Wildflower Cafe & The Crooked Rooster Brewpub - 223-301 N Franklin St, Watkins Glen, New York 14891, United States
- Dunkin Donuts WGI - 311 S Franklin St, Watkins Glen, New York 14891, United States
- Harvest Cafe - 224 W Main St, Montour Falls, New York 14865, United States
- Nickel’s Pit BBQ - 205-207 N Franklin St, Watkins Glen, New York 14891, United States
- Classic Chef’s - 380 N Catherine St, Montour Falls, New York 14865, United States
- Wagner Vineyards & Brewery - 9322 State Route 414, Lodi, New York 14860, United States
- MuraBella's Steak House - 241 N Genesee St, Montour Falls, New York 14865, United States
Things to do in the Area (if you have extra time)
- www.fingerlakes.org - list of most everything. You can order a hard copy guide, expect about 4 weeks delivery. Has wine trails, beer trails, distillery and cidery trails, etc.
- Watkins Glen State Park
- Taughannock Falls State Park - About 23 miles from the Falls Motel. Nice 1 mile walk to the falls. Can take the low route at creek level or high route and look down on the falls.
- Glenn H. Curtiss Aviation Museum - Aviation History / Naval Aviation / Early Aviation - Finger Lakes - Hammondsport, NY - Where you can look at airplanes that can fly no faster than you will drive the back straight at WGI. Glenn Curtiss is from the Wright Brothers era.
- Boating, Boat tours, Kayaking, Stand-up paddleboarding all over the place (the lakes), but not outside of the Memorial Day to Labor Day season. See fingerlakes.org for listings
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