Artwork · New York
Nipper the RCA Dog
Nipper the RCA Dog is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Rounds Mountain stands 685 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Colonie Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 8.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1958
- Height
- 8.5 m
- Material
- steel;fiberglass
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates42.66419, -73.74289
- 8.0 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 9.3 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 14.1 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 21.0 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mohawk River view · 10 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 11 mi
- Williamstown view · 26 mi
- The Hopper · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Colonie Park: 0.1 mi
- Arbor Hill Park: 0.4 mi
- Mullens Park: 0.5 mi
- Arbor Hill Park: 0.5 mi
- Hackett Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Henry Johnson Memorial: 0.8 mi
- WWII Memorial, 11th Ward: 0.8 mi
- Raoul Wallenberg: 0.8 mi
- Pemberton Corner: 0.9 mi
- Assiduity: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Tivoli Nature Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Sage Estate Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Stow Hill Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- The Bio-Reserve: 3.6 mi
- Normanskill Preserve: 3.7 mi
Peaks
- Olcott Hill: 2.6 mi
- Rysedorph Hill: 2.9 mi
- Teller Hill: 4.0 mi
- Grandview Hill: 4.5 mi
- Hallenbeck Hill: 5.9 mi
Museums: 47
- Ten Broeck Mansion: 0.6 mi
- Underground Railroad Education Center: 0.6 mi
- Irish American Heritage Museum: 0.7 mi
- Albany Institute of History and Art: 1.1 mi
- Albany Firefighters Museum: 1.2 mi
Waterfalls: 37
- Corning Cascade Falls: 3.7 mi
- Lower Burden Falls: 3.8 mi
- Upper Burden Falls: 3.8 mi
- Lower Burden Falls: 4.4 mi
- Smart's Cascade: 4.4 mi
Gardens: 35
- Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
- Ten Broeck Mansion Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Edna Joyce Garden of Hope: 0.7 mi
- Eden's Rose Foundation 1st & Quail Community Corner: 1.4 mi
- West Hill Community Blueberry Orchard: 1.4 mi
Artworks: 29
- Mayor Thomas Whalen III: 0.9 mi
- I love NY: 1.2 mi
- Wild Rice: 1.2 mi
- The Cathedral Evening: 1.2 mi
- Geometric Mouse: 1.2 mi
Attractions: 28
- Alive at Five Summer Concert Series: 0.9 mi
- State Education Building Tours: 1.0 mi
- New York State Capitol Tour: 1.1 mi
- Empire State Plaza: 1.3 mi
- New York State Museum Carousel: 1.5 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Crystal Cliff: 8.4 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 8.7 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 13.0 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 14.0 mi
- Cave Wall: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 7
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 8.8 mi
- Waterfront: 11.1 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 15.2 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 15.5 mi
- Brown's Beach: 22.3 mi
Springs: 3
- Spring Avenue Spring: 4.9 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 13.2 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 5.3 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 11.3 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Nipper the RCA Dog. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rounds Mountain | ESE 107° | 685 m | 21.7 mi |
| Rounds Mountain | ESE 108° | 683 m | 21.7 mi |
| Rocky Hill | E 92° | 625 m | 18.4 mi |
| Perigo Hill | E 89° | 571 m | 14.1 mi |
| Buck Rock | E 97° | 562 m | 18.1 mi |
| The Gipfel | E 98° | 561 m | 14.0 mi |
| Filkins Hill | WSW 256° | 550 m | 17.8 mi |
| Johnson Hill | ESE 110° | 537 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:39 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albany Intl AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/1040462340
Day trips start here
- Albany · 1 mi
- Rensselaer · 1 mi
- Troy · 5 mi
- Watervliet · 5 mi
- Cohoes · 8 mi
- Schenectady · 13 mi
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