USS Slater
USS Slater is an attraction in New York, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Rounds Mountain stands 685 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Destroyer Escort Historical Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 9.6 miles off.
The story
USS Slater (DE-766) is a Cannon-class destroyer escort that served in the United States Navy and later in the Hellenic (Greek) Navy. Following service during World War II, the ship was transferred to Greece and renamed Aetos. Decommissioned in 1991, the destroyer escort was returned to the United States. USS Slater is now a museum ship on the Hudson River in Albany, New York. As of 2020, fewer than 12 destroyer escorts survive, with Slater the only one in its wartime configuration and the only one afloat in the United States. Slater was designated a National Historic Landmark on 2 March 2012. USS Slater was struck by the Hudson River touring ship Dutch Apple on 10 September 2019. A mechanical problem aboard Dutch Apple was blamed for the collision.
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Wikidata Q7874206, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1944
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 10.8 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 15.0 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 21.2 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mohawk River view · 11 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 12 mi
- Williamstown view · 27 mi
- The Hopper · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South End Connector Linear Park: 0.1 mi
- Riverfront Park: 0.2 mi
- Franklin Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Liberty Park: 0.3 mi
- Huyck Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- USS Albany: 0.2 mi
- Roger Connor: 0.2 mi
- First Grand Slam: 0.3 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Birthplace of American Union: 0.4 mi
- Olcott Hill: 1.7 mi
- Rysedorph Hill: 1.9 mi
- Teller Hill: 2.6 mi
- Grandview Hill: 3.1 mi
- Hallenbeck Hill: 5.1 mi
- Tivoli Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
- The Bio-Reserve: 2.2 mi
- MHLC: 2.5 mi
- Normanskill Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Normanskill Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Destroyer Escort Historical Museum: 0.0 mi
- Albany Firefighters Museum: 0.4 mi
- International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame: 0.4 mi
- Schuyler Mansion Museum: 0.5 mi
- Fort Crailo: 0.6 mi
- 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
- People's Park: 0.4 mi
- Yolles Contemplation Garden: 0.5 mi
- South End Butterfly Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
- Ten Broeck Mansion Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 1.3 mi
- U Haul Truck: 0.1 mi
- Mayor Thomas Whalen III: 0.6 mi
- Labyrinth: 0.7 mi
- Salem 7: 0.7 mi
- Trio: 0.7 mi
- Dutch Apple Cruises: 0.1 mi
- New York State Executive Mansion Tour: 0.6 mi
- Alive at Five Summer Concert Series: 0.6 mi
- New York State Museum Carousel: 0.7 mi
- Empire State Plaza: 0.8 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 8.5 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 10.2 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 12.6 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 13.7 mi
- Leaning Tower: 13.8 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 10.2 mi
- Waterfront: 12.0 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 14.9 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 16.4 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 21.9 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 3.8 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 10.0 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 16.2 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 6.3 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 12.2 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of USS Slater. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rounds Mountain | ESE 103° | 685 m | 21.6 mi |
| Rounds Mountain | ESE 103° | 683 m | 21.6 mi |
| Rocky Hill | E 88° | 625 m | 18.8 mi |
| Perigo Hill | E 83° | 571 m | 14.6 mi |
| Buck Rock | E 92° | 562 m | 18.4 mi |
| The Gipfel | E 92° | 561 m | 14.2 mi |
| Filkins Hill | W 260° | 550 m | 17.1 mi |
| Johnson Hill | ESE 104° | 537 m | 15.0 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/123674414
Day trips start here
- Albany · 1 mi
- Rensselaer · 1 mi
- Watervliet · 6 mi
- Troy · 7 mi
- Cohoes · 9 mi
- Schenectady · 14 mi
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