Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth Monument and Grave
Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth Monument and Grave is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Perigo Hill stands 571 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Tallmadge Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage runs past it.
The story
Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth Monument and Grave is a historic site within Hudson View Cemetery in Mechanicville, New York. The monument to Elmer E. Ellsworth, the first Union officer casualty of the American Civil War, was built in 1874 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. In 1997 the 300 pounds (140 kg) bronze eagle was stolen from the top of the monument. The eagle was recognized and returned by an antique dealer in 1998.
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Wikidata Q5141762, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 5.0 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 13.8 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 21.0 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mohawk River view · 7 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 10 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 14 mi
- Eagle Point · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cornell Hill: 5.3 mi
- Rice Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Prospect Hill: 6.8 mi
- Piser Hill: 7.4 mi
- Snake Hill: 7.8 mi
- Tallmadge Park: 0.3 mi
- Paul Luther Park: 0.5 mi
- Turning Point Park: 1.3 mi
- Village Cannon Park: 3.2 mi
- Blockhouse Park: 3.2 mi
- Old Champlain Canal Lock 8: 2.0 mi
- Old Champlain Canal Lock 7: 3.3 mi
- Crescent Aqueduct: 5.6 mi
- Loudon Ferry Marker: 6.0 mi
- Old Champlain Canal Lock 5: 6.4 mi
- Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant: 1.6 mi
- Knickerbocker Mansion: 2.1 mi
- Stillwater Blockhouse: 3.2 mi
- Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center: 8.1 mi
- Herman Melville House: 8.6 mi
- Vosburgh Road Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Round Lake Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Dwaas Kill Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
- 100 Acre Woods: 5.7 mi
- Kinns Road Park: 6.0 mi
- Malta Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Tenth Street Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- Ninth Street Community Garden: 10.7 mi
- Troy Botanical Garden: 10.7 mi
- Brinton and Avery's Place: 11.7 mi
- Uncle Sam's Grave: 9.5 mi
- United Methodist Church bell: 11.4 mi
- Yaddo Gardens: 12.2 mi
- Saratoga Race Course: Backstretch tour: 12.7 mi
- Whitney Viewing Stand: 12.9 mi
- Swatling Falls: 2.5 mi
- Buttermilk Lower Falls: 3.5 mi
- Buttermilk Middle Falls: 3.5 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 3.7 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 7.7 mi
- Water Turbine: 7.9 mi
- Clinton's Ditch: 8.0 mi
- The U: 13.1 mi
- Welcome To Saratoga Springs: 13.2 mi
- Chester Arthur: 13.2 mi
- Tallulah Spring: 11.9 mi
- Karista Spring: 11.9 mi
- Polaris: 12.0 mi
- non-carbonated water: 12.0 mi
- Hayes Spring: 12.0 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 7.7 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 19.1 mi
- Maclachan Ridge: 21.3 mi
- Cave Wall: 23.2 mi
- Lower Misery Wall: 23.2 mi
- Brown's Beach: 6.6 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 9.6 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 14.3 mi
- Waterfront: 15.5 mi
- Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 17.3 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 4.5 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 21.6 mi
- James Jeffords Welcome Center Bennington: 24.7 mi
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 22.1 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 23.2 mi
- Nature Center Pavillion: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth Monument and Grave. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perigo Hill | SE 144° | 571 m | 19.6 mi |
| The Gipfel | SSE 148° | 561 m | 21.4 mi |
| Dickinson Hill | ESE 117° | 537 m | 15.8 mi |
| Two Tops | ENE 63° | 528 m | 21.7 mi |
| Barber Hills | ENE 66° | 470 m | 20.0 mi |
| Poplar Hill | ESE 118° | 446 m | 21.3 mi |
| The Cobble | NE 55° | 443 m | 15.6 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SE 138° | 437 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:55 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Troy L&D, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 76001273OpenStreetMapWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Ellsworth, Col. Elmer E., Monument and Grave, reference 76001273, listed 11/13/76.
OpenStreetMap element node/4715116913
Day trips start here
- Capital District · 4 mi
- Clifton Park · 7 mi
- Cohoes · 9 mi
- Ballston Spa · 11 mi
- Troy · 12 mi
- Watervliet · 12 mi
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