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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

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.63967, -73.78609

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Whitehall Park: 0.2 mi
  • Hoffman Park: 0.6 mi
  • McKown Park: 0.6 mi
  • Mount Hope Playground: 0.9 mi
  • Memorial Grove: 1.0 mi
Historic sites: 50
Museums: 46
Nature reserves
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
Waterfalls: 32
Artworks: 28
  • Labyrinth: 1.5 mi
  • Triangles and Arches: 1.5 mi
  • Verge: 1.5 mi
  • Trio: 1.5 mi
  • Yellow Blue: 1.5 mi
Attractions: 26
  • 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: 11
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 HillE625 m20.7 mi
North HillWSW606 m21.0 mi
Unchachogue CreekW597 m20.6 mi
Perigo HillE571 m16.4 mi
Buck RockE562 m20.2 mi
The GipfelE561 m16.1 mi
Filkins HillW550 m15.3 mi
Johnson HillESE537 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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