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Fenton Farm

Fenton Farm from directly overhead

Fenton Farm is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 288 m. Three Ponds Mountain stands 890 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is The Wildlife Sports and Educational Museum, a museum 1.1 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 5.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2017
Material
metal
Inscription
1790 - 1930 Settled By Roswell Fenton Grandfather To U.S. Senator & NYS Gov Reuben E. Fenton "Breadalbane Dairy" 1930 - 50
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Broadalbin Historical Society
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.04577, -74.19223

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Howard's Park: 5.5 mi
  • Hale Creek Field Station - Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Shuttleworth Park: 6.0 mi
  • West End Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
  • Old Fort Johnson: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 55
  • Hasenfuss Memorial: 6.0 mi
  • Civil War Monument: 6.2 mi
  • WWI Veterans Memorial: 6.5 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 6.8 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 30
Artworks: 17
Waterfalls: 16
Gardens: 15
Springs: 13
  • Orenda Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Island Spouter: 19.5 mi
  • Hayes Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Karista Spring: 19.6 mi
  • non-carbonated water: 19.6 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Hyzer Creek Disc Golf Course: 8.7 mi
  • Caughnawaga Indian Village Site: 12.0 mi
  • Beekman Street Arts District: 20.3 mi
  • The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 20.5 mi
  • Congress Park Carousel: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Maclachan Ridge: 8.2 mi
  • Big Nose: 17.5 mi
  • Lost T: 22.3 mi
  • Lost Hunter's: 22.6 mi
  • McMartin: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 12.4 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 12.6 mi
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 15.6 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Schoharie Crossing Launch: 8.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Fenton Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Three Ponds MountainNNW890 m19.8 mi
Blue Ridge MountainNW866 m19.1 mi
Pigeon MountainNW850 m17.3 mi
Wallace MountainNNW828 m19.0 mi
Panther MountainNW756 m16.8 mi
PinnacleNW752 m15.5 mi
Rice MountainNNE749 m19.6 mi
Cathead MountainNNW740 m17.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:1819:5720:40
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2615:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161726395362666457443323
Precip in3.93.53.74.44.54.94.84.14.34.93.64.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gloversville 7NW (peck Lake), 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9102267646

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