Fulton County Jail (historic)
Fulton County Jail (historic) is a historic site in New York, at a recorded elevation of 230 m. Blue Ridge Mountain stands 866 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Charles Jenner Memorial Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Historic jail building in Johnstown, New York, USA.
Dates from 1772.
Wikidata Q5508419, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 230 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 3.3 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 17.0 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 21.3 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- view east · 15 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Charles Jenner Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Knox Recreation Park: 0.3 mi
- Partners Park: 0.4 mi
- Fairgrounds Park: 1.1 mi
- Herman Meyers Park: 2.9 mi
- Clip Hill: 3.7 mi
- Clapper Hill: 4.4 mi
- Erkenbrack Hill: 5.0 mi
- Peck Hill: 5.0 mi
- Royal Hill: 8.9 mi
- World Trade Center Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site: 6.0 mi
- World War I Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 30: 6.1 mi
- Yatesville Falls State Forest: 9.8 mi
- Rural Grove State Forest: 10.3 mi
- Mosher Marsh Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Lost Valley State Forest: 12.2 mi
- Strawberry Fields Nature Preserve: 13.5 mi
- Johnson Hall: 1.1 mi
- NYS Baseball Hall of Fame: 2.2 mi
- Glove Theatre Museum: 3.6 mi
- Karpeles Museum: 4.1 mi
- Fulton County Museum: 4.7 mi
- Canajoharie Falls: 12.5 mi
- West Stoney Creek Falls: 17.8 mi
- Upper Plotter Kill Falls: 20.2 mi
- Rynex Kill Falls: 20.2 mi
- Lower Plotter Kill Falls: 20.3 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 4.3 mi
- Elisha Yale: 4.8 mi
- Waterfall Gate: 10.0 mi
- Mother and Child at the Mohawk River: 10.0 mi
- DreamRiver: 10.1 mi
- Big Nose: 8.9 mi
- Maclachan Ridge: 13.9 mi
- Lost T: 19.4 mi
- Lost Hunter's: 20.0 mi
- Choss Factory: 20.3 mi
- Caughnawaga Indian Village Site: 3.5 mi
- Hyzer Creek Disc Golf Course: 18.1 mi
- Secret Caverns: 20.3 mi
- Howe Caverns: 21.2 mi
- Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park: 22.7 mi
- Fremont Street Garden: 3.4 mi
- Perrella Sculpture Garden: 4.0 mi
- Landis Arboretum: 16.0 mi
- I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 4.3 mi
- I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 4.4 mi
- Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 7.1 mi
- Schoharie Crossing Launch: 6.0 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Fulton County Jail (historic). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Mountain | N 355° | 866 m | 18.9 mi |
| Pigeon Mountain | N 351° | 850 m | 16.0 mi |
| Silver Lake Mountain | N 354° | 828 m | 20.3 mi |
| Sherman Mountain | NNW 340° | 805 m | 20.0 mi |
| Panther Mountain | N 354° | 756 m | 16.0 mi |
| Pinnacle | N 356° | 752 m | 14.9 mi |
| Cathead Mountain | NNE 12° | 740 m | 19.8 mi |
| Bernhardt Mountain | NNE 20° | 699 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:58 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 17 | 26 | 39 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 23 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gloversville 7NW (peck Lake), 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/368052016
Day trips start here
- Ballston Spa · 26 mi
- Schenectady · 26 mi
- Clifton Park · 30 mi
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