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Vischer's Ferry plant monument

Vischer's Ferry plant monument from directly overhead

Vischer's Ferry plant monument is a historic site in New York, at a recorded elevation of 50 m. Perigo Hill stands 571 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is 41 Acres Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
49.6 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.80808, -73.84260

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Historic Erie Canal Lock 19: 1.9 mi
  • Clute's Dry Dock: 3.5 mi
  • 12th Ward World War II Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • Spanish American War Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • Rexford Aqueduct: 3.7 mi
Parks
  • Liz Orzel Kasper Walking Trails: 2.7 mi
  • Avon Crest Park: 2.8 mi
  • Mohawk Riverside Landing Park: 2.8 mi
  • Boyack Park: 2.8 mi
  • Lishakill Park: 2.8 mi
Peaks
Museums: 54
Gardens: 39
Attractions: 35
  • The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 5.0 mi
  • Stanford Mausoleum: 8.9 mi
  • President Chester Arthur Grave: 8.9 mi
  • Stephen Van Rensselaer Grave: 9.0 mi
  • William Paterson Grave: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 34
Artworks: 33
  • The U: 4.3 mi
  • Chester Arthur: 4.5 mi
  • Harriet Tubman: 4.9 mi
  • William Seward: 4.9 mi
  • Boy Scouts of America 40th Anniversary Crusade to Strengthen the Arms of Liberty Statue of Liberty: 5.4 mi
Springs: 15
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Karista Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Tallulah Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Polaris: 16.9 mi
  • non-carbonated water: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Cohoes Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Cave Wall: 13.4 mi
  • Lower Misery Wall: 13.4 mi
  • Water Streak Wall: 13.5 mi
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 13.5 mi
Beaches: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 5.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 15.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Schoharie Crossing Launch: 24.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Vischer's Ferry plant monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Perigo HillESE 117°571 m21.4 mi
The GipfelESE 122°561 m22.4 mi
Filkins HillSW 220°550 m18.8 mi
Dickinson HillE 93°537 m21.8 mi
Irish HillSW 225°502 m19.5 mi
Wolf HillSSW 208°495 m16.9 mi
East HillSW 225°448 m20.3 mi
Bunker HillESE 102°436.8 m16.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1819:5520:38
September equinox06:4318:1718:55
December solstice07:2415:3916:25

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2445239823

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