Colonie Open Space
Colonie Open Space is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 101 m. Henry Hill stands 659 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
In 2013, the town of Colonie took ownership of 118 acres of open space along Sand Creek Road adjacent to StumpPond.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Colonie
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 7.5 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 8.8 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 15.4 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lock 7 Dam · 5 mi
- Mohawk River view · 6 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 28 mi
- Eagle Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Colonie Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Colonie Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Town of Colonie: 1.6 mi
- Nature Conservancy: 1.9 mi
- Nature Conservancy: 2.0 mi
- Ann Lee Pond: 1.2 mi
- Maywood Pocket Park: 1.4 mi
- Cook Park: 1.8 mi
- Cook Park: 1.8 mi
- California Pocket Park: 2.3 mi
- Historic Erie Canal Lock 19: 3.7 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Chyna's World: 4.8 mi
- Clute's Dry Dock: 5.1 mi
- Vischer's Ferry plant monument: 5.2 mi
- Mount Olympus: 7.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 9.0 mi
- Olcott Hill: 9.1 mi
- Rysedorph Hill: 9.4 mi
- Teller Hill: 10.1 mi
- Shaker Meeting House: 1.3 mi
- American Italian Heritage Museum: 2.9 mi
- Niskayuna Railroad Station: 3.1 mi
- Fine Arts & Art Museum: 3.3 mi
- The Throop Museum: 6.2 mi
- Linden Grove Cremation Garden: 5.4 mi
- Eden's Rose Foundation 1st & Quail Community Corner: 5.6 mi
- West Hill Community Blueberry Orchard: 5.6 mi
- Central Park Greenhouse: 6.0 mi
- Central Park Rose Garden: 6.2 mi
- Unity 1970: 4.0 mi
- Nipper the RCA Dog: 6.6 mi
- Wild Rice: 6.8 mi
- The Snake is Out: 6.8 mi
- Geometric Mouse: 6.8 mi
- Horton Falls: 6.3 mi
- French Hollow Falls: 6.6 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 7.3 mi
- Corning Cascade Falls: 7.4 mi
- Lower Burden Falls: 7.4 mi
- President Chester Arthur Grave: 5.4 mi
- Daniel Manning Grave: 5.4 mi
- Stanford Mausoleum: 5.4 mi
- Stephen Van Rensselaer Grave: 5.5 mi
- William Paterson Grave: 5.5 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 8.0 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 13.5 mi
- Karista Spring: 21.9 mi
- Tallulah Spring: 22.0 mi
- Polaris: 22.0 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 7.4 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 10.3 mi
- Cave Wall: 10.6 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 10.6 mi
- Lower Misery Wall: 10.6 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 8.9 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 10.2 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 12.0 mi
- Waterfront: 15.5 mi
- Brown's Beach: 18.1 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 9.9 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Colonie Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Hill | SW 236° | 659 m | 22.5 mi |
| North Hill | SW 233° | 606 m | 21.9 mi |
| Unchachogue Creek | WSW 240° | 597 m | 20.6 mi |
| Perigo Hill | ESE 103° | 571 m | 19.2 mi |
| The Gipfel | ESE 110° | 561 m | 19.7 mi |
| Filkins Hill | SW 234° | 550 m | 15.6 mi |
| Johnson Hill | ESE 118° | 537 m | 21.2 mi |
| Dickinson Hill | E 79° | 537 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:55 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:39 | 16:25 |
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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1459369266
Day trips start here
- Watervliet · 6 mi
- Albany · 7 mi
- Cohoes · 7 mi
- Schenectady · 7 mi
- Troy · 7 mi
- Rensselaer · 8 mi
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