Robert Burns Statue
Robert Burns Statue is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 65 m. Rocky Hill stands 625 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Henry Johnson Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 9.1 miles off.
The story
A statue of Robert Burns stands in Washington Park in Albany, New York, United States. The statue was designed by Charles Calverley and was unveiled in 1888. Four bas-reliefs around its pedestal, in part designed by George Henry Boughton, were later added in 1891. The statue is one of the oldest pieces of public art in the park.
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Dates from 1888.
Wikidata Q106824923, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1888
- Height
- 4.8768 m
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 10.4 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 13.8 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 20.0 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mohawk River view · 10 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 11 mi
- Williamstown view · 28 mi
- The Hopper · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Henry Johnson Memorial: 0.1 mi
- King Memorial Fountain: 0.1 mi
- Dr. James H. Armsby Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors' Monument: 0.1 mi
- Marinus Willett Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Washington Park: 0.2 mi
- Dana Park: 0.2 mi
- Pat Kelly Park: 0.2 mi
- Townsend Park: 0.2 mi
- McQuade Park: 0.3 mi
- Tivoli Nature Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Normanskill Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Normanskill Preserve: 2.5 mi
- The Bio-Reserve: 2.6 mi
- Normanskill Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Olcott Hill: 2.9 mi
- Rysedorph Hill: 3.2 mi
- Teller Hill: 3.7 mi
- Grandview Hill: 4.2 mi
- Hallenbeck Hill: 6.4 mi
- Albany Institute of History and Art: 0.4 mi
- New York State Museum: 0.6 mi
- The Throop Museum: 0.6 mi
- Underground Railroad Education Center: 0.8 mi
- International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame: 0.8 mi
- Corning Cascade Falls: 5.1 mi
- Lower Burden Falls: 5.1 mi
- Upper Burden Falls: 5.2 mi
- Lower Burden Falls: 5.7 mi
- Smart's Cascade: 5.8 mi
- Class of 1969 Medicinal Garden: 0.7 mi
- Edna Joyce Garden of Hope: 0.8 mi
- West Hill Community Blueberry Orchard: 0.8 mi
- Yolles Contemplation Garden: 0.8 mi
- Eden's Rose Foundation 1st & Quail Community Corner: 0.8 mi
- Verge: 0.5 mi
- The Snake is Out: 0.5 mi
- Wild Rice: 0.5 mi
- Untitled: 0.5 mi
- Yellow Blue: 0.5 mi
- Tulip Festival: 0.1 mi
- Empire State Plaza: 0.5 mi
- State Education Building Tours: 0.5 mi
- New York State Capitol Tour: 0.6 mi
- New York State Museum Carousel: 0.6 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 9.5 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 9.6 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 11.7 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 12.7 mi
- Leaning Tower: 12.8 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 10.1 mi
- Waterfront: 12.5 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 14.0 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 15.1 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 21.4 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 4.3 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 11.1 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 6.3 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 11.8 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Robert Burns Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Hill | E 90° | 625 m | 19.7 mi |
| Unchachogue Creek | WSW 257° | 597 m | 21.7 mi |
| Perigo Hill | E 86° | 571 m | 15.4 mi |
| Buck Rock | E 95° | 562 m | 19.3 mi |
| The Gipfel | E 95° | 561 m | 15.2 mi |
| Filkins Hill | WSW 257° | 550 m | 16.4 mi |
| Johnson Hill | ESE 106° | 537 m | 16.1 mi |
| Dickinson Hill | ENE 62° | 537 m | 20.4 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1039462627
Day trips start here
- Albany · 1 mi
- Rensselaer · 2 mi
- Watervliet · 6 mi
- Troy · 7 mi
- Cohoes · 9 mi
- Schenectady · 13 mi
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