- Elevation, modelled
- 62 m
- Tallest summit within 24.2 miles
- Spruce Mountain612 m · 23.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Mohawk Towpath Byway5.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 42.8909, -73.7953
Dwaas Kill Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled 62 m. Spruce Mountain stands 612 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bernini Drive Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 5.1 miles off.
Dwaas Kill Nature Preserve is owned by the Town of Clifton Park. Established in 2005, the preserve is 240 acres of mostly undisturbed natural habitat and provides a home for many plants and animals.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Dwaas Kill Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Mountain | NNW 346° | 612 m | 23.2 mi |
| Hedgehog Mountain | NNW 348° | 601 m | 23.8 mi |
| Perigo Hill | SE 132° | 571 m | 22.7 mi |
| Dickinson Hill | ESE 109° | 537 m | 20.5 mi |
| Bald Bluff | NW 321° | 500 m | 23.8 mi |
| Wolf Hill | SSW 206° | 495 m | 23.1 mi |
| The Cobble | ENE 63° | 443 m | 20.4 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ESE 124° | 436.8 m | 16.8 mi |
- 5.1 mi off the Mohawk Towpath BywayNational
- 5.3 mi off the Lakes to Locks PassageNational
- 9.1 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 19.3 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lock 7 Dam · 6 mi
- Mohawk River view · 7 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 17 mi
- Eagle Point · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bernini Drive Park: 0.4 mi
- George T. Smith Park: 1.3 mi
- Collin's Park: 1.8 mi
- Clifton Park Town Center Park: 2.0 mi
- North Woods Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Kinns Road Park: 0.7 mi
- Woodcock Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Woodcock Preserve: 2.1 mi
- North Woods Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Round Lake Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Family Cemetery: 4.5 mi
- Country Club: 4.9 mi
- Erie Canal Lock 21: 5.2 mi
- Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth Monument and Grave: 5.3 mi
- Pexford House: 5.3 mi
- Cornell Hill: 6.2 mi
- Snake Hill: 8.5 mi
- Prospect Hill: 8.5 mi
- Pelton Hill: 9.8 mi
- Rice Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant: 6.0 mi
- Empire State Aerosciences Museum: 7.2 mi
- Knickerbocker Mansion: 7.4 mi
- Stillwater Blockhouse: 7.7 mi
- Niskayuna Railroad Station: 8.0 mi
- Swatling Falls: 4.5 mi
- Third Falls: 6.3 mi
- Second Falls: 6.5 mi
- First Falls: 6.6 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 8.4 mi
- Malta Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Jackson's Garden: 8.4 mi
- Robison Herb Garden: 8.4 mi
- Stanley and Geraldine Levine Wildflower Garden: 8.4 mi
- Central Park Greenhouse: 8.5 mi
- The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 9.2 mi
- Uncle Sam's Grave: 11.0 mi
- United Methodist Church bell: 12.0 mi
- Yaddo Gardens: 12.5 mi
- Saratoga Race Course: Backstretch tour: 12.6 mi
- The U: 8.3 mi
- Chester Arthur: 8.4 mi
- Water Turbine: 8.6 mi
- Clinton's Ditch: 8.7 mi
- Harriet Tubman: 8.9 mi
- Karista Spring: 11.0 mi
- Tallulah Spring: 11.0 mi
- Polaris: 11.1 mi
- non-carbonated water: 11.1 mi
- Hayes Spring: 11.1 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 8.4 mi
- Maclachan Ridge: 16.2 mi
- Cave Wall: 19.4 mi
- Lower Misery Wall: 19.4 mi
- Water Streak Wall: 19.4 mi
- Brown's Beach: 7.1 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 9.3 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 11.8 mi
- Waterfront: 18.5 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 20.7 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 1.4 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 20.5 mi
- Nature Center Pavillion: 24.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:55 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 10 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteDay trips start here
- Clifton Park · 2 mi
- Capital District · 4 mi
- Ballston Spa · 9 mi
- Cohoes · 9 mi
- Schenectady · 9 mi
- Troy · 12 mi
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