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USS Albany

USS Albany from directly overhead

USS Albany is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Rounds Mountain stands 685 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverfront Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 9.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
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Inscription
DEDICATED TO THOSE SHIPMATES THAT SO PROUDLY SERVED ABOARD ALL SHIPS NAMED USS ALBANY 1846 1869 1900 1946 1962 1990
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Coordinates42.64237, -73.74642

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Riverfront Park: 0.1 mi
  • Huyck Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • South End Connector Linear Park: 0.3 mi
  • Rensselaer Waterfront Esplanade: 0.3 mi
  • Rensselaer Waterfront Esplanade: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums: 45
Waterfalls: 37
  • Corning Cascade Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Lower Burden Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Upper Burden Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Lower Burden Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Smart's Cascade: 5.6 mi
Gardens: 35
  • People's Park: 0.6 mi
  • Yolles Contemplation Garden: 0.7 mi
  • South End Butterfly Sanctuary: 0.9 mi
  • Ten Broeck Mansion Gardens: 1.2 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 1.3 mi
Artworks: 29
Attractions: 28
  • USS Slater: 0.2 mi
  • Dutch Apple Cruises: 0.2 mi
  • Alive at Five Summer Concert Series: 0.7 mi
  • New York State Executive Mansion Tour: 0.8 mi
  • New York State Capitol Tour: 0.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
Beaches: 7
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 3.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 9.9 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 16.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 23.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of USS Albany. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rounds MountainESE 103°685 m21.4 mi
Rounds MountainESE 104°683 m21.4 mi
Rocky HillE 88°625 m18.6 mi
Perigo HillE 83°571 m14.4 mi
Buck RockE 92°562 m18.2 mi
The GipfelE 92°561 m14.0 mi
Filkins HillW 260°550 m17.3 mi
Johnson HillESE 104°537 m14.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:1819:5420:37
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 °F242736486068737164514130
Precip in2.62.33.13.13.44.14.63.83.73.93.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albany Intl AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13446778932

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