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Grant Cottage State Historic Site

Grant Cottage State Historic Site from directly overhead

Grant Cottage State Historic Site is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 316 m. Spruce Mountain stands 612 m to the west, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Orra Phelps Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 8.1 miles off.

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What to expect

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Coordinates43.20125, -73.74535

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Hudson River Waterway Access: 4.0 mi
  • Lamplighter Playground: 5.1 mi
  • Gavin Park: 5.6 mi
  • Hudson River Park: 5.8 mi
  • Maple Avenue Recreational Fields: 6.7 mi
Historic sites
  • 9/11 Memorial: 8.1 mi
  • Spirit of Life & Spencer Trask Memorial: 8.7 mi
  • Old Champlain Lock 13: 8.7 mi
  • World War Memorial Pavilion: 8.8 mi
  • Saratoga Race Course Walk of Fame: 8.9 mi
Museums: 30
Attractions: 24
  • Congress Park Carousel: 8.7 mi
  • Whitney Viewing Stand: 8.7 mi
  • Beekman Street Arts District: 8.8 mi
  • Saratoga Race Course: Backstretch tour: 9.0 mi
  • Yaddo Gardens: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Snook Kill Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Palmer Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Rockwell Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Saratoga Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Eggleston Falls: 11.4 mi
Springs: 13
  • Old Red Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Hathorn Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Congress Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Columbian Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Deer Park Spring: 8.8 mi
Beaches: 9
Gardens: 6
Artworks: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Cliffs: 4
  • Small Rocky overlook: 16.4 mi
  • New Buck: 21.9 mi
  • Stewarts Ledge: 21.9 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 22.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Grant Cottage State Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce MountainW 277°612 m8.1 mi
Fitch HillWNW 290°605 m9.4 mi
Hedgehog MountainWNW 285°601 m7.6 mi
Thomas MountainNNW 341°591 m14.5 mi
Patent Line MountainN 352°588 m14.1 mi
Pond MountainNW 320°562 m12.1 mi
Darling MountainN 358°561 m11.4 mi
Bucktail MountainNNW 348°555 m10.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:1619:5620:39
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2515:3716:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192031445666706860483625
Precip in3.33.03.54.03.64.54.73.74.14.13.94.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glens Falls Farm, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/1558819017

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