Nature reserve · New York
Bender Melon Farm
Bender Melon Farm is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. Henry Hill stands 659 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates42.64185, -73.89571
- 11.1 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 11.8 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 14.6 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 15.0 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lock 7 Dam · 12 mi
- Mohawk River view · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Bender Melon Farm: 0.3 mi
- Touhey Family Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Phillipin Kill Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Normans Kill Fishing Access Site: 2.6 mi
- Swift Wetland: 2.6 mi
Parks
- Captain Joseph Hilton Town Park: 0.4 mi
- Stephen P. Wallace Park: 1.7 mi
- Volunteer Fire-EMS Services Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
- North Bethlehem Park: 3.2 mi
- Nott Road Park: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- Town of Bethlehem Volunteer Fire-EMS Services Memorial: 1.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Slingerland House 1762: 5.2 mi
- First Plastic: 5.6 mi
- Albany Memorial Grove Flagpole: 5.8 mi
Peaks
- Stony Hill: 3.4 mi
- Diamond Hill: 3.4 mi
- Wolf Hill: 6.2 mi
- Bennett Hill: 6.3 mi
- Copeland Hill: 6.6 mi
Museums: 51
- Fine Arts & Art Museum: 4.8 mi
- Frederick House Historical Site: 5.5 mi
- American Italian Heritage Museum: 5.8 mi
- The Throop Museum: 6.0 mi
- Thacher Park Visitor Center: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 36
- Horton Falls: 1.3 mi
- French Hollow Falls: 5.8 mi
- Minelot Falls: 6.0 mi
- Sliding Rock Falls: 7.1 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 8.6 mi
Gardens: 36
- Pine Hollow Arboretum: 2.2 mi
- Water Garden: 2.3 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 2.3 mi
- Class of 1969 Medicinal Garden: 5.9 mi
- Friendship Garden: 6.0 mi
Artworks: 29
- bridge pylons mural: 2.3 mi
- Unity 1970: 5.1 mi
- Untitled: 6.8 mi
- Triangles and Arches: 6.9 mi
- Verge: 6.9 mi
Attractions: 27
- Open Seating: 1.5 mi
- Pine Hollow Arboretum: 2.2 mi
- Tulip Festival: 6.4 mi
- New York State Museum Carousel: 6.8 mi
- Empire State Plaza: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Helderberg Escarpment: 5.1 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 6.4 mi
- Leaning Tower: 6.5 mi
- Fern Garden: 6.5 mi
- Mahican Wall: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 5
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 7.5 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 13.0 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 15.3 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 15.6 mi
- Waterfront: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 6.5 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 14.2 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 17.3 mi
Springs: 2
- Bathtub Spring: 6.4 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 12.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Bender Melon Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Hill | WSW 248° | 659 m | 16.6 mi |
| East Hill S | WSW 249° | 654 m | 20.5 mi |
| Cannady Hill | W 262° | 645 m | 17.7 mi |
| Cotton Hill | W 267° | 643 m | 18.9 mi |
| Garver Hill | WSW 248° | 629 m | 18.5 mi |
| Cheese Hill | WSW 237° | 610 m | 19.4 mi |
| North Hill | WSW 245° | 606 m | 15.9 mi |
| Cook Hill | WSW 253° | 604 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:55 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Albany · 7 mi
- Rensselaer · 8 mi
- Schenectady · 11 mi
- Watervliet · 11 mi
- Troy · 12 mi
- Cohoes · 13 mi
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