Niskayuna Railroad Station
Niskayuna Railroad Station is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Perigo Hill stands 571 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mohawk Riverside Landing Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 1.1 miles off.
The story
railway station in Niskayuna, the United States of America
Wikidata Q7040851, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 6.2 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 7.4 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 15.8 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lock 7 Dam · 2 mi
- Mohawk River view · 4 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 25 mi
- Eagle Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mohawk Riverside Landing Park: 0.5 mi
- Lishakill Park: 1.8 mi
- Liz Orzel Kasper Walking Trails: 1.9 mi
- Burns Whitney Park: 2.2 mi
- Avon Crest Park: 2.5 mi
- Historic Erie Canal Lock 19: 0.6 mi
- Vischer's Ferry plant monument: 2.3 mi
- Clute's Dry Dock: 2.6 mi
- 12th Ward World War II Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Spanish American War Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Ashford Glen Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Fox Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Colonie Open Space: 3.1 mi
- 41 Acres Natural Area: 3.2 mi
- Town of Colonie: 3.6 mi
- Prospect Hill: 7.3 mi
- Mount Olympus: 7.5 mi
- Mount Rafinesque: 10.5 mi
- Rice Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Olcott Hill: 11.4 mi
- Shaker Meeting House: 2.6 mi
- American Italian Heritage Museum: 5.7 mi
- Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci): 6.1 mi
- Fine Arts & Art Museum: 6.3 mi
- Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center: 6.5 mi
- Central Park Greenhouse: 4.6 mi
- Central Park Rose Garden: 4.8 mi
- Octopus's Orchard: 6.0 mi
- Octopus's Garden: 6.0 mi
- Robison Herb Garden: 6.0 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 5.8 mi
- Swatling Falls: 8.2 mi
- Third Falls: 8.3 mi
- French Hollow Falls: 8.3 mi
- Corning Cascade Falls: 8.3 mi
- Water Turbine: 5.8 mi
- The U: 5.9 mi
- Clinton's Ditch: 5.9 mi
- Chester Arthur: 6.1 mi
- Harriet Tubman: 6.4 mi
- The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 6.5 mi
- President Chester Arthur Grave: 6.7 mi
- Stanford Mausoleum: 6.7 mi
- Stephen Van Rensselaer Grave: 6.7 mi
- William Paterson Grave: 6.7 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 8.5 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 16.4 mi
- Karista Spring: 18.8 mi
- Tallulah Spring: 18.9 mi
- Polaris: 18.9 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 5.9 mi
- Cave Wall: 12.7 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 12.7 mi
- Lower Misery Wall: 12.7 mi
- Water Streak Wall: 12.7 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 7.5 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 9.5 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 14.1 mi
- Brown's Beach: 15.0 mi
- Waterfront: 15.6 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 7.3 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 12.8 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Niskayuna Railroad Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perigo Hill | ESE 112° | 571 m | 19.7 mi |
| The Gipfel | ESE 119° | 561 m | 20.5 mi |
| Filkins Hill | SW 227° | 550 m | 18.0 mi |
| Dickinson Hill | E 87° | 537 m | 20.8 mi |
| Johnson Hill | SE 125° | 537 m | 22.4 mi |
| Irish Hill | SW 232° | 502 m | 18.8 mi |
| Wolf Hill | SW 214° | 495 m | 15.6 mi |
| East Hill | SW 231° | 448 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:55 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 07001205OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Niskayuna Railroad Station, reference 07001205, listed 11/19/07.
OpenStreetMap element way/692835658
Day trips start here
- Clifton Park · 6 mi
- Cohoes · 6 mi
- Schenectady · 6 mi
- Troy · 7 mi
- Watervliet · 7 mi
- Albany · 9 mi
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