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Empire State Plaza

Empire State Plaza from directly overhead

Empire State Plaza is an attraction in New York, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Rocky Hill stands 625 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Triangles and Arches, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 9.2 miles off.

About

The story

building complex in Albany, New York, United States

Dates from 1976.

Wikidata Q5374148, matched on coordinates and name (100 m apart).

Getting there

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Coordinates42.65009, -73.76087

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Children's Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Purple Heart Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Women Veterans' Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Korean Veterans' Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Parole Officers Memorial: 0.1 mi
Parks
  • Hudson–Jay Park: 0.2 mi
  • Bleecker Park: 0.2 mi
  • East Capitol Park: 0.3 mi
  • Philip Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • LaFayette Park: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 47
Waterfalls: 36
  • Corning Cascade Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Lower Burden Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Upper Burden Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Lower Burden Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Smart's Cascade: 5.7 mi
Gardens: 35
  • Yolles Contemplation Garden: 0.3 mi
  • People's Park: 0.4 mi
  • South End Butterfly Sanctuary: 0.5 mi
  • Ten Broeck Mansion Gardens: 0.8 mi
  • Edna Joyce Garden of Hope: 0.9 mi
Artworks: 29
  • Triangles and Arches: 0.0 mi
  • Verge: 0.0 mi
  • Trio: 0.1 mi
  • Untitled: 0.1 mi
  • Yellow Blue: 0.1 mi
Attractions: 27
  • New York State Museum Carousel: 0.2 mi
  • New York State Capitol Tour: 0.2 mi
  • New York State Executive Mansion Tour: 0.3 mi
  • State Education Building Tours: 0.3 mi
  • Alive at Five Summer Concert Series: 0.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
Beaches: 7
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 4.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 10.7 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 15.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Empire State Plaza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky HillE 89°625 m19.4 mi
Unchachogue CreekWSW 258°597 m22.0 mi
Perigo HillE 85°571 m15.1 mi
Buck RockE 94°562 m19.0 mi
The GipfelE 94°561 m14.8 mi
Filkins HillWSW 258°550 m16.7 mi
Johnson HillESE 105°537 m15.7 mi
Dickinson HillENE 61°537 m20.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:1819:5420:37
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2315:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736486068737164514130
Precip in2.62.33.13.13.44.14.63.83.73.93.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albany Intl AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipedia

OpenStreetMap element way/37930109

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