<p>which ones are located closest to NY?</p>
<p>which ones have a rural and outdoor activity feel? mountains,skiing,lakes etc</p>
<p>Colgate, Hamilton, Williams</p>
<p>Let's see, closest to NYC. Uh, that would be Barnard. After that: Vassar (1.5 - 2 hours), Wesleyan, Trinity, Swarthmore, Haverford, Bryn Mawr (all in the 2-hour+ range). Colgate and Hamilton are in the 4-hour+ range.</p>
<p>Rural/outdoorsy: Williams, Middlebury, Bowdoin (not rural but outdoorsy), Grinnell, and others.</p>
<p>ny is a pretty big state... do you mean nyc? or just anywhere near the state line?</p>
<p>I mean anywhere 2-4 hrs radius from NYC would be ideal but would consider further for a really good fit school.</p>
<p>Just to give you an idea of how broad this is; to the south, Baltimore is 3 1/2 hours; to the northeast, Boston is about 4 hours; further west, southern vermont is less than 4 hours; to the west, Pennsylvania, possibly Penn State, I know Bucknell is 3 hours; Southwest, Philly is 2 hours away.</p>
<p>From this view, there are scores of schools to choose from. You need to give a lot more information about who you are and what you are looking for. Geography is the least of your concerns.</p>