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Birthplace of American Union

Birthplace of American Union from directly overhead

Birthplace of American Union is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Rounds Mountain stands 683 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is SUNY Administration Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 9.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
Near here, Benjamin Franklin presented the 1st formal plan of national union in 1754
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.64829, -73.75043

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Assiduity: 0.2 mi
  • Pemberton Corner: 0.3 mi
  • Albany Medical College: 0.4 mi
  • Lewis A. Swyer: 0.4 mi
  • Crime Victims Memorial: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 45
Waterfalls: 37
  • Corning Cascade Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Lower Burden Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Upper Burden Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Lower Burden Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Smart's Cascade: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 35
  • People's Park: 0.4 mi
  • Yolles Contemplation Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Ten Broeck Mansion Gardens: 0.7 mi
  • South End Butterfly Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 1.0 mi
Artworks: 29
Attractions: 28
  • Alive at Five Summer Concert Series: 0.2 mi
  • USS Slater: 0.4 mi
  • New York State Capitol Tour: 0.5 mi
  • Dutch Apple Cruises: 0.5 mi
  • New York State Executive Mansion Tour: 0.5 mi
Cliffs: 12
Beaches: 7
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 4.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 10.4 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 15.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Birthplace of American Union. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rounds MountainESE 104°683 m21.7 mi
Rocky HillE 89°625 m18.8 mi
Perigo HillE 84°571 m14.6 mi
Buck RockE 93°562 m18.4 mi
The GipfelE 94°561 m14.3 mi
Filkins HillW 259°550 m17.2 mi
Johnson HillESE 105°537 m15.1 mi
Dickinson HillENE 59°537 m19.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13314919077

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