New York State Museum
New York State Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Rocky Hill stands 625 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is New York State Museum Carousel, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 9.4 miles off.
The story
library in Albany, New York
Dates from 1818.
Wikidata Q7014140, matched on coordinates and name (18 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Designated
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 10.7 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 14.3 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 20.4 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mohawk River view · 11 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 12 mi
- Williamstown view · 28 mi
- The Hopper · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- New York State World War II Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Purple Heart Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Women Veterans' Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Korean Veterans' Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Children's Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Bleecker Park: 0.2 mi
- Philip Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Hudson–Jay Park: 0.2 mi
- Lincoln Park: 0.3 mi
- Lincoln Park: 0.3 mi
- Tivoli Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- The Bio-Reserve: 2.2 mi
- Normanskill Preserve: 2.4 mi
- MHLC: 2.5 mi
- Normanskill Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Olcott Hill: 2.4 mi
- Rysedorph Hill: 2.6 mi
- Teller Hill: 3.2 mi
- Grandview Hill: 3.7 mi
- Hallenbeck Hill: 5.8 mi
- International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame: 0.4 mi
- Schuyler Mansion Museum: 0.5 mi
- Albany Institute of History and Art: 0.5 mi
- Albany Firefighters Museum: 0.6 mi
- Destroyer Escort Historical Museum: 0.7 mi
- Corning Cascade Falls: 5.2 mi
- Lower Burden Falls: 5.2 mi
- Upper Burden Falls: 5.3 mi
- Lower Burden Falls: 5.8 mi
- Smart's Cascade: 5.8 mi
- Yolles Contemplation Garden: 0.2 mi
- People's Park: 0.3 mi
- South End Butterfly Sanctuary: 0.4 mi
- Ten Broeck Mansion Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Class of 1969 Medicinal Garden: 0.9 mi
- Untitled: 0.1 mi
- Labyrinth: 0.1 mi
- Triangles and Arches: 0.1 mi
- Trio: 0.1 mi
- Verge: 0.2 mi
- New York State Museum Carousel: 0.0 mi
- Empire State Plaza: 0.1 mi
- New York State Executive Mansion Tour: 0.2 mi
- New York State Capitol Tour: 0.3 mi
- State Education Building Tours: 0.4 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 9.2 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 10.0 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 12.0 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 13.1 mi
- Leaning Tower: 13.2 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 10.2 mi
- Waterfront: 12.4 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 14.3 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 15.7 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 21.5 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 4.0 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 10.6 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 6.4 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 11.8 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of New York State Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Hill | E 89° | 625 m | 19.4 mi |
| Unchachogue Creek | WSW 259° | 597 m | 21.9 mi |
| Perigo Hill | E 85° | 571 m | 15.1 mi |
| Buck Rock | E 93° | 562 m | 19.0 mi |
| The Gipfel | E 94° | 561 m | 14.8 mi |
| Filkins Hill | WSW 258° | 550 m | 16.6 mi |
| Johnson Hill | ESE 105° | 537 m | 15.7 mi |
| Dickinson Hill | ENE 60° | 537 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/11819175017
Day trips start here
- Albany · 0 mi
- Rensselaer · 1 mi
- Watervliet · 6 mi
- Troy · 7 mi
- Cohoes · 9 mi
- Schenectady · 14 mi
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