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Bender Melon Farm

Bender Melon Farm from directly overhead

Bender Melon Farm is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 99 m. Henry Hill stands 659 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy
Getting there

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Coordinates42.63856, -73.89989

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Captain Joseph Hilton Town Park: 0.3 mi
  • Stephen P. Wallace Park: 1.4 mi
  • Volunteer Fire-EMS Services Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
  • Nott Road Park: 3.4 mi
  • North Bethlehem Park: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums: 50
Waterfalls: 36
Gardens: 36
  • Water Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Wildlife Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 2.3 mi
  • Class of 1969 Medicinal Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Friendship Garden: 6.2 mi
Artworks: 29
  • bridge pylons mural: 2.4 mi
  • Unity 1970: 5.4 mi
  • Untitled: 7.1 mi
  • Triangles and Arches: 7.1 mi
  • Verge: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 27
  • Open Seating: 1.4 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 2.3 mi
  • Tulip Festival: 6.7 mi
  • New York State Museum Carousel: 7.0 mi
  • New York State Executive Mansion Tour: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 14
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 5.0 mi
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 6.2 mi
  • Leaning Tower: 6.3 mi
  • Fern Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Mahican Wall: 6.4 mi
Beaches: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 6.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 14.2 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 17.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Bathtub Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 12.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Bender Melon Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Henry HillWSW 248°659 m16.4 mi
East Hill SWSW 249°654 m20.3 mi
Cannady HillW 263°645 m17.5 mi
Cotton HillW 268°643 m18.7 mi
Garver HillWSW 249°629 m18.2 mi
Cheese HillWSW 237°610 m19.1 mi
North HillWSW 245°606 m15.6 mi
Cook HillWSW 253°604 m16.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:1919:5520:38
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2315:4016:26

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1297394729

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