Soldiers and Sailors Monument
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Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Berlin Mountain stands 853 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a war monument in Monument Square, at Broadway and 2nd Street in Troy, New York, United States. It honors those from Rensselaer County who served in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812 and the American Civil War. The monument is a contributing object in Central Troy Historic District.
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Dates from 1891-09-15.
Wikidata Q15278438, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1891
- Height
- 28 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 4.0 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 13.6 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 21.2 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mohawk River view · 6 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 9 mi
- Williamstown view · 24 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Monument Square: 0.0 mi
- William D. Chamberlain Riverfront Park: 0.1 mi
- Barker Park: 0.2 mi
- Sage Park: 0.2 mi
- Franklin Square: 0.2 mi
- Korea War Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Twas the Night Before Christmas: 0.1 mi
- World War II: 0.1 mi
- Charles Nalle: 0.1 mi
- Uncle Sam Monument: 0.1 mi
- Mount Olympus: 1.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 4.8 mi
- Mount Rafinesque: 5.5 mi
- Olcott Hill: 7.1 mi
- Rice Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Osgood Woods: 1.0 mi
- Burden Pond Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Poesten Kill Bends Preserve: 1.9 mi
- John B. Staalesen Vanderheyden Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Stow Hill Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Hart-Cluett Mansion: 0.2 mi
- Watervliet Historical Society: 0.6 mi
- Kate Mullany House: 0.8 mi
- Watervliet Arsenal Museum: 1.1 mi
- Burden Iron Works Museum: 1.5 mi
- Brinton and Avery's Place: 0.2 mi
- Gretchen's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Avery's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Troy Rocks: 0.6 mi
- Leslie's Garden: 0.6 mi
- Clinton's Ditch: 3.6 mi
- Water Turbine: 3.7 mi
- Nipper the RCA Dog: 5.3 mi
- Mayor Thomas Whalen III: 6.3 mi
- I love NY: 6.5 mi
- Poesten Kill Falls: 1.0 mi
- Poesten Kill Falls: 1.0 mi
- Upper Burden Falls: 1.7 mi
- Smart's Cascade: 1.7 mi
- Lower Burden Falls: 1.8 mi
- United Methodist Church bell: 0.3 mi
- Saint Brigid's Bell: 1.9 mi
- John Van Buren Grave: 2.4 mi
- Uncle Sam's Grave: 2.4 mi
- William Learned Marcy Grave: 2.5 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 1.2 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 18.1 mi
- Karista Spring: 22.7 mi
- Tallulah Spring: 22.7 mi
- Polaris: 22.8 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 4.0 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 8.8 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 16.6 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 17.3 mi
- Cave Wall: 17.3 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 3.6 mi
- Waterfront: 8.3 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 14.9 mi
- Brown's Beach: 17.8 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 18.6 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 10.7 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 15.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Mountain | E 97° | 853 m | 20.8 mi |
| Misery Mountain | ESE 112° | 793 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mount Raimer | E 93° | 784 m | 20.7 mi |
| White Rock | E 86° | 775 m | 20.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | E 84° | 757 m | 20.8 mi |
| Rocky Hill | ESE 109° | 625 m | 16.7 mi |
| Perigo Hill | ESE 111° | 571 m | 12.3 mi |
| Buck Rock | ESE 114° | 562 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Troy L&D, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1219044233
Day trips start here
- Troy · 0 mi
- Watervliet · 1 mi
- Cohoes · 3 mi
- Albany · 6 mi
- Rensselaer · 6 mi
- Clifton Park · 11 mi
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