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Central Park Greenhouse

Central Park Greenhouse from directly overhead

Central Park Greenhouse is a garden in New York, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. Henry Hill stands 659 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Central Park Rose Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 2.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schenectady County
Access
unknown
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.80081, -73.90888

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • 12th Ward World War II Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Spanish American War Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • WWII Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Pulaski: 1.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 1.6 mi
Parks
  • Tribute Park: 1.1 mi
  • Grout Park: 1.1 mi
  • MacGathan Park: 1.1 mi
  • Michigan Avenue Park: 1.3 mi
  • Steinmetz Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 57
Gardens: 39
Waterfalls: 35
Artworks: 33
  • The U: 1.5 mi
  • Chester Arthur: 1.6 mi
  • Harriet Tubman: 1.8 mi
  • William Seward: 1.8 mi
  • Boy Scouts of America 40th Anniversary Crusade to Strengthen the Arms of Liberty Statue of Liberty: 2.2 mi
Attractions: 33
  • The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 1.9 mi
  • President Chester Arthur Grave: 11.0 mi
  • Stanford Mausoleum: 11.0 mi
  • Daniel Manning Grave: 11.1 mi
  • Stephen Van Rensselaer Grave: 11.1 mi
Springs: 15
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Karista Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Tallulah Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Polaris: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Cohoes Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Cave Wall: 11.0 mi
  • Lower Misery Wall: 11.0 mi
  • Water Streak Wall: 11.1 mi
  • Mahican Wall: 11.1 mi
Beaches: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 8.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 15.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Schoharie Crossing Launch: 21.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Central Park Greenhouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Henry HillSW 220°659 m22.7 mi
Cannady HillSW 231°645 m21.6 mi
Cotton HillWSW 237°643 m21.7 mi
North HillSW 218°606 m22.5 mi
Cook HillSW 224°604 m22.5 mi
Unchachogue CreekSW 223°597 m20.5 mi
Rundy Cup MountainWSW 239°570 m21.0 mi
Filkins HillSSW 212°550 m16.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:1819:5520:38
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2415:3916:25

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.

Wildlife nearby
  • Monarch49 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee45 obs
  • Northern Cardinal27 obs
  • Black Swallowtail26 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel25 obs
  • Spongy Moth24 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle24 obs
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee24 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1025923684

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