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Burr Bridge Abutment

Burr Bridge Abutment from directly overhead

Burr Bridge Abutment is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Henry Hill stands 659 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Schenectady History Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Trail runs past it.

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What to expect

Access
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Getting there

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Coordinates42.81878, -73.94896

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Museums: 58
Parks
  • Riverside Park: 0.1 mi
  • Gateway Landing Park: 0.2 mi
  • Gateway Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Schenectady County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Front Street Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites: 55
  • Lawrence the Indian: 0.2 mi
  • Schenectady County Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Thomas Edison and Charles Steinmetz: 0.4 mi
  • For Humanity's Sake: 0.7 mi
  • Civil War Monument: 0.7 mi
Gardens: 39
Nature reserves
Attractions: 33
  • The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 0.6 mi
  • President Chester Arthur Grave: 13.4 mi
  • Stanford Mausoleum: 13.4 mi
  • Daniel Manning Grave: 13.4 mi
  • Stephen Van Rensselaer Grave: 13.5 mi
Artworks: 32
  • Boy Scouts of America 40th Anniversary Crusade to Strengthen the Arms of Liberty Statue of Liberty: 0.3 mi
  • William Seward: 0.6 mi
  • Harriet Tubman: 0.6 mi
  • GE Wind Turbine Blade: 1.0 mi
  • Chester Arthur: 1.0 mi
Waterfalls: 32
Springs: 15
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Karista Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Tallulah Spring: 17.6 mi
  • non-carbonated water: 17.6 mi
  • Polaris: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Cave Wall: 11.3 mi
  • Lower Misery Wall: 11.3 mi
  • Water Streak Wall: 11.3 mi
  • Mahican Wall: 11.4 mi
  • Fern Garden: 11.4 mi
Beaches: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 9.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 17.6 mi
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 24.1 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Schoharie Crossing Launch: 19.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Burr Bridge Abutment. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Henry HillSW659 m22.5 mi
Cannady HillSW645 m20.9 mi
Cotton HillSW643 m20.8 mi
North HillSSW606 m22.3 mi
Cook HillSW604 m22.1 mi
Unchachogue CreekSW597 m20.1 mi
Rundy Cup MountainSW570 m19.9 mi
Filkins HillSSW550 m16.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:1819:5520:39
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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12286245452

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