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Smart's Pond Dam Ruins

Smart's Pond Dam Ruins from directly overhead

Smart's Pond Dam Ruins is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 76 m. Berlin Mountain stands 853 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Burden Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 4.8 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.70814, -73.67862

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Carroll Hill Park: 0.3 mi
  • Sheridan Avenue Park: 0.4 mi
  • Landslide Park: 0.5 mi
  • Pawling Pines Park: 0.8 mi
  • South Troy Swimming Pool: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Burden Iron Works: 0.7 mi
  • Ward 5: 0.7 mi
  • PFC Robert Charles Felter USMC Memorial Bridge: 0.8 mi
  • Taras Shevchenko: 0.9 mi
  • Burden Iron Works: 1.0 mi
Peaks
Museums: 51
Gardens: 36
Waterfalls: 35
  • Upper Burden Falls: 0.0 mi
  • Smart's Cascade: 0.1 mi
  • Lower Burden Falls: 0.1 mi
  • Upper Burden Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Lower Burden Falls: 0.8 mi
Artworks: 33
Attractions: 28
  • Saint Brigid's Bell: 1.7 mi
  • United Methodist Church bell: 1.9 mi
  • John Van Buren Grave: 2.4 mi
  • William Learned Marcy Grave: 2.5 mi
  • Erastus Dow Palmer Grave: 2.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
Springs: 11
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 0.6 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 24.0 mi
  • Karista Spring: 24.5 mi
  • Tallulah Spring: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 9.6 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 12.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 14.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Smart's Pond Dam Ruins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berlin MountainE 93°853 m20.0 mi
Misery MountainESE 109°793 m19.4 mi
Mount RaimerE 88°784 m20.1 mi
Rounds MountainESE 119°685 m19.8 mi
Rounds MountainESE 119°683 m19.8 mi
Misery MountainESE 109°662 m19.8 mi
Rocky HillESE 104°625 m15.6 mi
Perigo HillESE 104°571 m11.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:1719:5420:37
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 °F262836496170757366534232
Precip in2.62.42.93.13.84.64.63.93.84.22.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Troy L&D, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7023503088

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