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First Plastic

First Plastic from directly overhead

First Plastic is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Rocky Hill stands 625 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitehall Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 10 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
Celluloid - invented 1868 by John Wesley Hyatt First Use - Billiard Balls Albany Billiard Ball Co.
Getting there

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Coordinates42.63967, -73.78609

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Whitehall Park: 0.2 mi
  • Hoffman Park: 0.6 mi
  • McKown Park: 0.6 mi
  • McKown Park: 0.6 mi
  • Hoffman Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 46
Waterfalls: 36
Gardens: 35
  • Friendship Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Class of 1969 Medicinal Garden: 0.8 mi
  • South End Butterfly Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
  • Yolles Contemplation Garden: 1.4 mi
  • People's Park: 1.5 mi
Artworks: 29
  • Untitled: 1.4 mi
  • Labyrinth: 1.5 mi
  • Triangles and Arches: 1.5 mi
  • Verge: 1.5 mi
  • Trio: 1.5 mi
Attractions: 27
  • Tulip Festival: 1.3 mi
  • New York State Museum Carousel: 1.4 mi
  • New York State Executive Mansion Tour: 1.4 mi
  • Empire State Plaza: 1.5 mi
  • New York State Capitol Tour: 1.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Crystal Cliff: 10.4 mi
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 10.7 mi
  • Cohoes Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 11.9 mi
  • Leaning Tower: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 7
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 3.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 10.5 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 16.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of First Plastic. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky HillE 87°625 m20.7 mi
North HillWSW 252°606 m21.0 mi
Unchachogue CreekW 260°597 m20.6 mi
Perigo HillE 83°571 m16.4 mi
Buck RockE 91°562 m20.2 mi
The GipfelE 91°561 m16.1 mi
Filkins HillW 260°550 m15.3 mi
Johnson HillESE 102°537 m16.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:1819:5420:37
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2315:3916:25

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13136718543

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