Empire State Aerosciences Museum
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Empire State Aerosciences Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 107 m. Cannady Hill stands 645 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Andersen Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
The Empire State Aerosciences Museum (commonly referred to as ESAM) is a non-profit museum which strives to "educate, entertain and excite with experiences in air and space". Established in 1984 and chartered by the New York State Department of Education, the museum is located on 27 acres (110,000 m2) of land on the western perimeter of the Schenectady County Airport in Glenville, New York, United States. ESAM sponsors an annual air show at the Schenectady Airport.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1984.
Wikidata Q5374135, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 2.8 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 12.3 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 12.4 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lock 7 Dam · 6 mi
- Mohawk River view · 10 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 24 mi
- Eagle Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Andersen Park: 1.1 mi
- Hemlock Hollow: 1.4 mi
- Indian Meadows Park: 1.7 mi
- Legacy Park: 1.8 mi
- Christiana Open Space: 1.9 mi
- Indian Kill Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Alplaus Kill Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Alplaus Kill Natural Area: 1.6 mi
- Garnsey Park: 3.3 mi
- Mohawk Landing Nature Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Pexford House: 2.2 mi
- Rexford Aqueduct: 2.4 mi
- Rexford Aqueduct: 2.4 mi
- Country Club: 2.4 mi
- Erie Canal Lock 21: 2.5 mi
- Glenville Hill: 4.5 mi
- Glenville Hill: 6.7 mi
- Swart Hill: 9.7 mi
- Patton Hill: 9.9 mi
- Dennison Hill: 10.5 mi
- Schenectady History Museum: 3.1 mi
- Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci): 3.3 mi
- Mabee Farm Historic Site: 5.1 mi
- Charlton Historical Society Museum: 5.3 mi
- Niskayuna Railroad Station: 7.9 mi
- Jackson's Garden: 2.8 mi
- Stanley and Geraldine Levine Wildflower Garden: 2.9 mi
- Robison Herb Garden: 2.9 mi
- Mrs. Perkin's Garden: 3.0 mi
- Octopus's Garden: 3.1 mi
- Chester Arthur: 2.9 mi
- The U: 2.9 mi
- William Seward: 3.2 mi
- Harriet Tubman: 3.2 mi
- Boy Scouts of America 40th Anniversary Crusade to Strengthen the Arms of Liberty Statue of Liberty: 3.2 mi
- The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 3.3 mi
- President Chester Arthur Grave: 14.6 mi
- Stanford Mausoleum: 14.6 mi
- Stephen Van Rensselaer Grave: 14.7 mi
- William Paterson Grave: 14.7 mi
- First Falls: 1.2 mi
- Second Falls: 1.2 mi
- Third Falls: 1.3 mi
- Jacob's Ladder Falls: 4.8 mi
- Sergeant Falls: 5.4 mi
- Karista Spring: 14.6 mi
- Tallulah Spring: 14.7 mi
- non-carbonated water: 14.7 mi
- Polaris: 14.7 mi
- Hayes Spring: 14.7 mi
- Maclachan Ridge: 10.6 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 12.4 mi
- Cave Wall: 14.3 mi
- Lower Misery Wall: 14.3 mi
- Water Streak Wall: 14.3 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 2.7 mi
- Brown's Beach: 12.9 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 15.4 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 16.3 mi
- Waterfront: 22.9 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 8.0 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 19.8 mi
- I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Schoharie Crossing Launch: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Empire State Aerosciences Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannady Hill | SW 222° | 645 m | 23.5 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SW 227° | 643 m | 23.3 mi |
| Unchachogue Creek | SW 214° | 597 m | 22.9 mi |
| Rundy Cup Mountain | SW 229° | 570 m | 22.4 mi |
| Filkins Hill | SSW 203° | 550 m | 19.5 mi |
| Irish Hill | SSW 208° | 502 m | 19.7 mi |
| Bald Bluff | NNW 338° | 500 m | 22.1 mi |
| Wolf Hill | S 190° | 495 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:55 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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 | 24 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albany Intl AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1288996510
Day trips start here
- Schenectady · 4 mi
- Clifton Park · 6 mi
- Ballston Spa · 11 mi
- Capital District · 11 mi
- Cohoes · 13 mi
- Troy · 15 mi
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