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Schenectady History Museum

Schenectady History Museum from directly overhead

Schenectady History Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Henry Hill stands 659 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Burr Bridge Abutment, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Trail runs past it.

About

The story

train station in Schenectady, New York

Dates from 1979.

Wikidata Q3097709, matched on coordinates and name (610 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Schenectady County Historical Society

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.81721, -73.94938

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Burr Bridge Abutment: 0.1 mi
  • Lawrence the Indian: 0.2 mi
  • Schenectady County Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Burr Bridge Abutment: 0.3 mi
  • Thomas Edison and Charles Steinmetz: 0.3 mi
Parks
  • Gateway Landing Park: 0.1 mi
  • Gateway Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Riverside Park: 0.2 mi
  • Schenectady County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Riverside Park: 0.2 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 57
Gardens: 40
Waterfalls: 36
Attractions: 35
  • The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 0.5 mi
  • President Chester Arthur Grave: 13.3 mi
  • Stanford Mausoleum: 13.3 mi
  • Daniel Manning Grave: 13.4 mi
  • Stephen Van Rensselaer Grave: 13.4 mi
Artworks: 33
  • Boy Scouts of America 40th Anniversary Crusade to Strengthen the Arms of Liberty Statue of Liberty: 0.2 mi
  • William Seward: 0.6 mi
  • Harriet Tubman: 0.6 mi
  • GE Wind Turbine Blade: 0.9 mi
  • Chester Arthur: 1.0 mi
Springs: 15
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Karista Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Tallulah Spring: 17.7 mi
  • non-carbonated water: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Cave Wall: 11.2 mi
  • Lower Misery Wall: 11.2 mi
  • Water Streak Wall: 11.2 mi
  • Mahican Wall: 11.3 mi
  • Fern Garden: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 9.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 17.5 mi
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 24.1 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Schoharie Crossing Launch: 19.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Schenectady History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Henry HillSW 214°659 m22.4 mi
Cannady HillSW 225°645 m20.8 mi
Cotton HillSW 231°643 m20.7 mi
North HillSSW 212°606 m22.2 mi
Cook HillSW 218°604 m22.0 mi
Unchachogue CreekSW 217°597 m20.0 mi
Rundy Cup MountainSW 234°570 m19.9 mi
Filkins HillSSW 204°550 m16.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:1819:5520:39
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2415:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736486068737164514130
Precip in2.62.33.13.13.44.14.63.83.73.93.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albany Intl AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6724897368

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