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Columbia County Historical Society

Columbia County Historical Society from directly overhead

Columbia County Historical Society is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 77 m. Perry Peak stands 631 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary Elizabeth Fisher Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 24 miles off.

About

The story

historical society in Kinderhook, New York, USA

Dates from 1916.

Wikidata Q28873594, matched on coordinates and name (39 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

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Yes

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates42.39575, -73.69887

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Kinderhook Village Green: 0.1 mi
  • Mills Park: 0.2 mi
  • Rothermel Park: 0.3 mi
  • Creekside Park: 0.5 mi
  • Martin Van Buren National Historic Site: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 48
  • Luykas Van Alen House: 1.1 mi
  • Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse: 1.1 mi
  • Shaker Museum: 6.6 mi
  • Bronck House Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Greene County Historical Society: 8.3 mi
Artworks: 44
Waterfalls: 39
  • High Falls Waterfall: 10.6 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Hoags Corners Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Dickinson Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Wynants Kill Falls: 17.6 mi
Attractions: 32
  • Dutch Apple Cruises: 17.2 mi
  • USS Slater: 17.3 mi
  • New York State Executive Mansion Tour: 17.6 mi
  • New York State Museum Carousel: 17.7 mi
  • Empire State Plaza: 17.9 mi
Gardens: 31
Cliffs: 13
Beaches: 7
  • Oakdale Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Adams Point Beach: 14.7 mi
  • East Beach: 21.0 mi
  • West Beach: 21.2 mi
  • Waterfront: 23.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 15.7 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 7.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Columbia County Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Perry PeakE 84°631 m16.4 mi
Harvey MountainESE 112°627 m15.1 mi
Pinnacle PointESE 114°595 m14.3 mi
Bald MountainESE 124°558 m14.5 mi
Mercer MountainE 100°552 m11.9 mi
Fog HillESE 106°544 m12.7 mi
Beebe HillESE 111°536 m11.7 mi
Maple HillESE 110°532 m16.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:1919:5320:36
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2215:4016:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252736485968737164524131
Precip in2.22.22.93.33.84.53.84.44.64.33.22.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valatie 1 N, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1197561600

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