Saratoga Springs Air Force Station
Saratoga Springs Air Force Station is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Spruce Mountain stands 612 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 3.6 miles off.
The story
Former US Air Force radar station.
Dates from 1952.
Wikidata Q7423375, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 12.8 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 19.0 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 20.6 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 7 mi
- Eagle Point · 9 mi
- Mohawk River view · 15 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Hill: 1.7 mi
- Snake Hill: 2.8 mi
- Cornell Hill: 4.0 mi
- Holmes Hill: 4.9 mi
- Pelton Hill: 6.2 mi
- Fraser: 1.9 mi
- Ten Broeck: 2.0 mi
- Pruyn: 2.0 mi
- Murphy: 2.0 mi
- Acland: 2.0 mi
- Saratoga National Historical Park: 2.5 mi
- Saratoga Lake State Boat Launch: 3.5 mi
- Waterfront Park: 3.7 mi
- Stillwater Glen Hallow Park: 3.7 mi
- Regatta View Park: 3.8 mi
- Arrowhead Casino Archaeological Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Saratoga Springs Open Space: 4.6 mi
- Meadowbrook Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Malta Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
- 100 Acre Woods: 5.7 mi
- Stillwater Blockhouse: 5.3 mi
- National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: 6.4 mi
- The Children's Museum at Saratoga: 6.6 mi
- Saratoga Historical Society Museum: 6.9 mi
- Saratoga Automobile Museum: 6.9 mi
- Yaddo Gardens: 5.4 mi
- Whitney Viewing Stand: 6.2 mi
- Saratoga Race Course: Backstretch tour: 6.2 mi
- Congress Park Carousel: 6.9 mi
- Beekman Street Arts District: 7.3 mi
- Malta Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Mr.Haas's Garden: 7.2 mi
- Alumni Memorial Garden: 7.6 mi
- Troy Botanical Garden: 18.1 mi
- Jackson's Garden: 18.2 mi
- Buttermilk Lower Falls: 9.0 mi
- Buttermilk Middle Falls: 9.0 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 9.1 mi
- Saratoga Falls: 9.2 mi
- Dionondahowa Falls: 9.7 mi
- Welcome To Saratoga Springs: 6.8 mi
- Devils Armchair: 6.9 mi
- Standard Time: 7.2 mi
- Water Turbine: 15.8 mi
- Clinton's Ditch: 15.9 mi
- Tallulah Spring: 6.7 mi
- Polaris: 6.7 mi
- Karista Spring: 6.7 mi
- non-carbonated water: 6.7 mi
- Hayes Spring: 6.8 mi
- Brown's Beach: 3.5 mi
- Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 11.8 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 17.2 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 18.9 mi
- Sandbar Beach: 19.3 mi
- Nature Center Pavillion: 15.4 mi
- Northwoods Picnic Grove: 23.6 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 15.5 mi
- Maclachan Ridge: 22.0 mi
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 22.7 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 23.7 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 10.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Saratoga Springs Air Force Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Mountain | NW 322° | 612 m | 18.1 mi |
| Fitch Hill | NW 324° | 605 m | 20.3 mi |
| Hedgehog Mountain | NW 325° | 601 m | 18.3 mi |
| Dickinson Hill | SE 138° | 537 m | 20.3 mi |
| Two Tops | E 84° | 528 m | 19.0 mi |
| Miner Hill | NW 314° | 526 m | 21.5 mi |
| Redmond Hill | NNW 328° | 507 m | 19.8 mi |
| Nick Mountain | NW 320° | 501 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:55 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:37 | 16:24 |
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 | 23 | 26 | 35 | 48 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saratoga Springs 4 SW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element node/9563236268
Day trips start here
- Capital District · 6 mi
- Saratoga Springs · 7 mi
- Ballston Spa · 9 mi
- Cambridge · 12 mi
- Clifton Park · 12 mi
- Cohoes · 16 mi
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