Historic site · New York
First Grand Slam
First Grand Slam is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Rounds Mountain stands 683 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverfront Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 9.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- FIRST GRAND SLAM HIT ON THIS SITE IN 1881 BY ROGER CONNOR OF NATIONAL LEAGUE TROY TROJANS NATIONAL LEAGUE BECAME MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1903
How to reach it
Coordinates42.64090, -73.74510
- 9.6 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 10.8 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 15.2 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 21.4 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mohawk River view · 11 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 13 mi
- Williamstown view · 27 mi
- The Hopper · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Olcott Hill: 1.4 mi
- Rysedorph Hill: 1.6 mi
- Teller Hill: 2.4 mi
- Grandview Hill: 2.9 mi
- Hallenbeck Hill: 4.9 mi
Parks
- Riverfront Park: 0.1 mi
- Huyck Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Walter S. Pratt Memorial Playground: 0.3 mi
- Plum Street Park: 0.4 mi
- South End Connector Linear Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites: 50
- USS Albany: 0.1 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Birthplace of American Union: 0.6 mi
- Assiduity: 0.8 mi
- Pemberton Corner: 0.8 mi
Museums: 45
- Destroyer Escort Historical Museum: 0.3 mi
- Fort Crailo: 0.5 mi
- Albany Firefighters Museum: 0.5 mi
- International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame: 0.7 mi
- Schuyler Mansion Museum: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
- The Bio-Reserve: 2.2 mi
- Tivoli Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- MHLC: 2.5 mi
- Normanskill Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Schiffendecker Farm Preserve: 3.2 mi
Gardens: 35
- People's Park: 0.7 mi
- Yolles Contemplation Garden: 0.8 mi
- South End Butterfly Sanctuary: 0.9 mi
- Ten Broeck Mansion Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Memorial Garden: 1.4 mi
Waterfalls: 33
- Corning Cascade Falls: 5.1 mi
- Lower Burden Falls: 5.1 mi
- Upper Burden Falls: 5.2 mi
- Smart's Cascade: 5.7 mi
- Poesten Kill Falls: 6.5 mi
Artworks: 28
- U Haul Truck: 0.3 mi
- Mayor Thomas Whalen III: 0.8 mi
- Labyrinth: 0.9 mi
- Salem 7: 0.9 mi
- Trio: 1.0 mi
Attractions: 27
- USS Slater: 0.3 mi
- Dutch Apple Cruises: 0.3 mi
- Alive at Five Summer Concert Series: 0.8 mi
- New York State Executive Mansion Tour: 0.9 mi
- New York State Museum Carousel: 1.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Crystal Cliff: 8.3 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 10.3 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 12.8 mi
- Leaning Tower: 14.1 mi
- Lower Misery Wall: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 7
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 10.2 mi
- Waterfront: 11.8 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 15.1 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 16.6 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 3.9 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 9.8 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 16.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Spring Avenue Spring: 6.3 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 12.4 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of First Grand Slam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rounds Mountain | ESE 103° | 683 m | 21.3 mi |
| Rocky Hill | E 87° | 625 m | 18.6 mi |
| Perigo Hill | E 82° | 571 m | 14.3 mi |
| Buck Rock | E 92° | 562 m | 18.1 mi |
| The Gipfel | E 92° | 561 m | 14.0 mi |
| Filkins Hill | W 261° | 550 m | 17.3 mi |
| Johnson Hill | ESE 104° | 537 m | 14.8 mi |
| Dickinson Hill | ENE 58° | 537 m | 19.8 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13446796110
Day trips start here
- Albany · 1 mi
- Rensselaer · 1 mi
- Watervliet · 6 mi
- Troy · 7 mi
- Cohoes · 9 mi
- Schenectady · 15 mi
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