Historic site · New York
Chyna's World
Chyna's World is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 63 m. Rocky Hill stands 625 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Colby Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 8.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- paint
- Inscription
- Chyna's World
How to reach it
Coordinates42.67660, -73.77756
- 8.0 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 9.3 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 12.3 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 19.0 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mohawk River view · 9 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 10 mi
- Williamstown view · 28 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Colby Park: 0.2 mi
- Mayor Jennings Baseball Field: 0.3 mi
- Manning Square: 0.4 mi
- Charles Young Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Swinburne Park: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Tivoli Nature Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Sage Estate Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Normanskill Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Normanskill Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Normanskill Preserve: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
- Memorial Garden: 0.9 mi
- Peace Pole: 1.2 mi
- WWII Memorial, 11th Ward: 1.2 mi
- Albany Plan of Union Avenue: 1.3 mi
- Henry Johnson Memorial: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Olcott Hill: 4.3 mi
- Rysedorph Hill: 4.6 mi
- Teller Hill: 5.3 mi
- Grandview Hill: 5.8 mi
- Mount Olympus: 6.7 mi
Museums: 47
- Underground Railroad Education Center: 1.6 mi
- Albany Institute of History and Art: 1.7 mi
- The Throop Museum: 1.7 mi
- Ten Broeck Mansion: 1.8 mi
- American Italian Heritage Museum: 2.1 mi
Waterfalls: 36
- Corning Cascade Falls: 4.7 mi
- Lower Burden Falls: 4.7 mi
- Upper Burden Falls: 4.8 mi
- Lower Burden Falls: 5.4 mi
- Smart's Cascade: 5.4 mi
Gardens: 35
- Eden's Rose Foundation 1st & Quail Community Corner: 0.8 mi
- West Hill Community Blueberry Orchard: 0.8 mi
- Edna Joyce Garden of Hope: 1.4 mi
- Ten Broeck Mansion Gardens: 1.8 mi
- Class of 1969 Medicinal Garden: 1.8 mi
Artworks: 29
- Unity 1970: 1.6 mi
- Wild Rice: 1.9 mi
- Nipper the RCA Dog: 2.0 mi
- Geometric Mouse: 2.0 mi
- The Snake is Out: 2.0 mi
Attractions: 27
- Tulip Festival: 1.6 mi
- State Education Building Tours: 1.9 mi
- New York State Capitol Tour: 2.0 mi
- Empire State Plaza: 2.0 mi
- New York State Museum Carousel: 2.1 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Cohoes Falls: 8.4 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 10.4 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 11.4 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 12.3 mi
- Cave Wall: 12.4 mi
Beaches: 6
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 9.4 mi
- Waterfront: 12.7 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 13.6 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 13.7 mi
- Brown's Beach: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 5.7 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 12.7 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 13.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Spring Avenue Spring: 5.8 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 12.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Chyna's World. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Hill | E 94° | 625 m | 20.3 mi |
| Unchachogue Creek | WSW 253° | 597 m | 21.6 mi |
| Perigo Hill | E 92° | 571 m | 15.9 mi |
| Buck Rock | E 99° | 562 m | 20.0 mi |
| The Gipfel | E 101° | 561 m | 15.9 mi |
| Filkins Hill | WSW 251° | 550 m | 16.3 mi |
| Johnson Hill | ESE 110° | 537 m | 17.1 mi |
| Dickinson Hill | ENE 66° | 537 m | 20.1 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13073177585
Day trips start here
- Albany · 2 mi
- Rensselaer · 3 mi
- Watervliet · 5 mi
- Troy · 6 mi
- Cohoes · 8 mi
- Schenectady · 12 mi
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