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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

Peaks
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
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
Museums: 54
Gardens: 38
Nature reserves
Attractions: 34
  • 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
Artworks: 32
  • 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
Waterfalls: 30
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: 10
  • 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 22.9 miles of Vischer's Ferry plant monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Perigo HillESE571 m21.4 mi
The GipfelESE561 m22.4 mi
Filkins HillSW550 m18.8 mi
Dickinson HillE537 m21.8 mi
Irish HillSW502 m19.5 mi
Wolf HillSSW495 m16.9 mi
East HillSW448 m20.3 mi
Bunker HillESE437 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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