Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant
Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. White Rock stands 775 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Champlain Canal Lock 8, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage runs past it.
working museum open for tours
The story
historic district in New York, United States of America
Wikidata Q14706930, matched on coordinates and name (166 m apart).
How to reach it
- On the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 3.8 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 13.9 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 20.3 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mohawk River view · 6 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 10 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 15 mi
- Eagle Point · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Champlain Canal Lock 8: 0.7 mi
- Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth Monument and Grave: 1.6 mi
- Old Champlain Canal Lock 7: 1.8 mi
- Crescent Aqueduct: 4.6 mi
- Crescent Aqueduct: 4.8 mi
- Paul Luther Park: 1.1 mi
- Tallmadge Park: 1.9 mi
- Halfmoon Lighthouse Park: 2.7 mi
- Turning Point Park: 2.9 mi
- Abele Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- Vosburgh Road Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Round Lake Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Dwaas Kill Nature Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Hayes Nature Park: 6.5 mi
- Kinns Road Park: 6.7 mi
- Rice Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 5.3 mi
- Piser Hill: 6.1 mi
- Mount Rafinesque: 6.9 mi
- Cornell Hill: 6.9 mi
- Knickerbocker Mansion: 2.3 mi
- Stillwater Blockhouse: 4.3 mi
- Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center: 6.7 mi
- Herman Melville House: 7.2 mi
- Van Schaick Mansion: 7.6 mi
- Malta Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- Troy Botanical Garden: 9.1 mi
- Tenth Street Community Garden: 9.2 mi
- Ninth Street Community Garden: 9.2 mi
- Brinton and Avery's Place: 10.3 mi
- Swatling Falls: 2.0 mi
- Buttermilk Lower Falls: 2.8 mi
- Buttermilk Middle Falls: 2.9 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 3.0 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 6.4 mi
- Uncle Sam's Grave: 8.0 mi
- United Methodist Church bell: 10.0 mi
- Saint Brigid's Bell: 11.9 mi
- Stanford Mausoleum: 12.0 mi
- William Learned Marcy Grave: 12.0 mi
- Water Turbine: 6.6 mi
- Clinton's Ditch: 6.7 mi
- The U: 13.2 mi
- Chester Arthur: 13.4 mi
- Harriet Tubman: 13.9 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 11.1 mi
- Tallulah Spring: 13.5 mi
- Karista Spring: 13.5 mi
- Polaris: 13.6 mi
- non-carbonated water: 13.6 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 6.4 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 17.6 mi
- Maclachan Ridge: 22.2 mi
- Cave Wall: 22.8 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 22.8 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 8.1 mi
- Brown's Beach: 8.2 mi
- Waterfront: 14.0 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 14.6 mi
- Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 18.0 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 5.0 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 20.3 mi
- James Jeffords Welcome Center Bennington: 24.1 mi
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 21.6 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 22.6 mi
- Nature Center Pavillion: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Rock | ESE 113° | 775 m | 21.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 111° | 757 m | 21.4 mi |
| Rocky Hill | SE 136° | 625 m | 21.6 mi |
| Perigo Hill | SE 143° | 571 m | 18.0 mi |
| Buck Rock | SE 139° | 562 m | 22.4 mi |
| The Gipfel | SSE 148° | 561 m | 19.8 mi |
| Dickinson Hill | ESE 113° | 537 m | 14.6 mi |
| Two Tops | ENE 59° | 528 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:54 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Troy L&D, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5827920631
Day trips start here
- Capital District · 5 mi
- Clifton Park · 7 mi
- Cohoes · 7 mi
- Troy · 10 mi
- Watervliet · 11 mi
- Ballston Spa · 13 mi
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