Old Stone Fort Museum
Old Stone Fort Museum is a museum in New York, at a recorded elevation of 196 m. High Knob stands 812 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lilly Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 5.5 miles off.
The story
core of the Lower Fort from the Revolutionary War, originally a Dutch Reformed Church, later an armory and then a museum.
Wikidata Q7085110, matched on coordinates and name (29 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 196 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 17.6 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 19.5 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 20.5 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lock 7 Dam · 25 mi
- Mohawk River view · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lilly Park: 0.1 mi
- Fox Creek Park: 0.1 mi
- Lasalle Park: 1.0 mi
- Central Bridge Community Park: 2.9 mi
- Long Path Park: 5.8 mi
- Terrace Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Barton Hill: 2.5 mi
- Schoharie Hill: 2.6 mi
- Rundy Cup Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Round Top: 2.9 mi
- Memorial Park: 5.8 mi
- Christman Memorial: 10.0 mi
- fallen chimney: 11.2 mi
- Wiggins Family Homestead Foundation: 11.4 mi
- foundations of barn: 11.5 mi
- Vroman's Nose Unique Area: 6.4 mi
- Petersburg State Forest: 8.4 mi
- Switz Kill Natural Area: 8.6 mi
- Armlin Hill State Forest: 8.7 mi
- Hudson and Nancy Winn Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Schoharie Valley Railroad Museum: 0.7 mi
- 1743 Palatine House: 1.1 mi
- Iroquois Indian Museum: 5.5 mi
- The Dr. Best House & Medical Museum: 5.8 mi
- Berne Museum: 9.2 mi
- Bozen KIll Falls: 10.5 mi
- Boucks Falls: 11.4 mi
- Star Falls: 13.1 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 13.3 mi
- Rensselaerville Upper Falls: 13.8 mi
- Landis Arboretum: 7.5 mi
- Veterans Garden: 17.5 mi
- Sycamore Collaborative Hulett Street Farm: 20.5 mi
- Perrella Sculpture Garden: 21.1 mi
- Mrs. Perkin's Garden: 21.1 mi
- The Cliff: 5.1 mi
- Vromans Nose: 6.7 mi
- Mahican Wall: 14.3 mi
- Fern Garden: 14.3 mi
- Water Streak Wall: 14.3 mi
- Mother and Child at the Mohawk River: 18.6 mi
- Waterfall Gate: 18.6 mi
- Mother Mosaic: 18.6 mi
- DreamRiver: 18.7 mi
- GE Wind Turbine Blade: 19.5 mi
- Howe Caverns: 5.1 mi
- Secret Caverns: 5.1 mi
- Howe Caverns: 5.1 mi
- Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park: 5.6 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 15.9 mi
- Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 18.1 mi
- I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- East Worcester Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 13.3 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 13.4 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 20.3 mi
- Schoharie Crossing Launch: 18.1 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Old Stone Fort Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | S 182° | 812 m | 17.2 mi |
| Hubbard Hill | S 188° | 800 m | 15.9 mi |
| Leonard Hill | S 189° | 794 m | 15.9 mi |
| The Cobble | WSW 245° | 710 m | 14.6 mi |
| Petersburg Mountain | WSW 248° | 708 m | 8.1 mi |
| Pine Mountain | W 264° | 698 m | 18.0 mi |
| Safford Hill | SSW 196° | 685 m | 14.8 mi |
| Algerine Hill | W 264° | 684 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:56 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:41 | 16:27 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Schoharie, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1149015343
Day trips start here
- Schenectady · 21 mi
- Albany · 28 mi
- Clifton Park · 28 mi
- Rensselaer · 29 mi
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