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Saratoga Automobile Museum

Saratoga Automobile Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. Spruce Mountain stands 612 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is State Seal Spring, a spring 0.1 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 10 miles off.

The story

The Saratoga Automobile Museum is located in the 2,379-acre (963 ha) Saratoga Spa State Park in Saratoga Springs, New York. Housed in a former water bottling plant built in 1935, the museum is chartered by the Board of Regents of the State of New York Department of Education as a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit institution and focuses on the impact of the automobile in the past, present and future in New York and the wider world. The Museum is also a member of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM).

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Wikidata Q7423346, matched on coordinates and name (13 m apart).

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.05692, -73.80475

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Geyser Park: 1.0 mi
  • Geyser Park: 1.1 mi
  • Congress Park: 1.8 mi
  • West Side Recreation Park: 1.8 mi
  • Henry Garden: 2.0 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • World War Memorial Pavilion: 1.8 mi
  • Spirit of Life & Spencer Trask Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Saratoga Race Course Walk of Fame: 2.1 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 2.4 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 45
Attractions: 34
  • Beekman Street Arts District: 1.6 mi
  • Congress Park Carousel: 1.9 mi
  • Saratoga Race Course: Backstretch tour: 1.9 mi
  • Whitney Viewing Stand: 2.4 mi
  • Yaddo Gardens: 2.6 mi
Waterfalls: 27
Gardens: 24
Artworks: 17
  • Welcome To Saratoga Springs: 1.8 mi
  • Devils Armchair: 1.9 mi
  • Standard Time: 2.1 mi
  • The U: 17.6 mi
  • Chester Arthur: 17.7 mi
Springs: 14
  • State Seal Spring: 0.1 mi
  • Orenda Spring: 0.2 mi
  • Island Spouter: 0.4 mi
  • Hayes Spring: 0.4 mi
  • non-carbonated water: 0.4 mi
Beaches: 9
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 12.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Saratoga Automobile Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce MountainNNW 335°612 m12.1 mi
Fitch HillNNW 336°605 m14.5 mi
Hedgehog MountainNNW 340°601 m12.6 mi
Miner HillNW 322°526 m15.1 mi
Redmond HillNNW 342°507 m14.3 mi
Nick MountainNNW 330°501 m14.9 mi
Bald BluffWNW 295°500 m16.2 mi
Mount AnthonyN 351°496 m16.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:08
June solstice05:1719:5520:39
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2415:3816:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232635486068727163514029
Precip in3.42.73.43.83.94.85.04.13.84.13.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saratoga Springs 4 SW, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/117572969

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