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Grafton/former RPI land

Grafton/former RPI land from directly overhead

Grafton/former RPI land is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 446 m. Berlin Mountain stands 853 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Grafton Lakes State Park, a park 1.8 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 10 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Hudson Taconic Lands (RPA)
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.79431, -73.45154

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Grafton Lakes State Park: 1.8 mi
  • Brunswick Sports Complex: 7.2 mi
  • Pineridge Cross Country Trails: 7.4 mi
  • Skorupski Landing: 8.3 mi
  • Hoosic Falls Youth Sports Fields: 8.4 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Ruins: 5.9 mi
  • NY/VT/MA Tri-State Granite Marker: 10.0 mi
  • Tenney Home: 10.8 mi
  • Robert Ross Memorial: 11.3 mi
  • General Wool: 11.3 mi
Museums: 50
Artworks: 35
  • The Owl: 7.0 mi
  • Clinton's Ditch: 13.0 mi
  • Water Turbine: 13.0 mi
  • Thomas Schütte Crystal: 13.3 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 35
  • Troy Botanical Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Tenth Street Community Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Ninth Street Community Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Buxton Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Troy Rocks: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 34
  • Barberville Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Hoosick Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Buttermilk Middle Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Lower Falls: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 30
  • Grandfather Rock: 4.4 mi
  • Sentinels: 4.8 mi
  • Uncle Sam's Grave: 11.2 mi
  • United Methodist Church bell: 13.1 mi
  • Saint Brigid's Bell: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 5
Rest areas: 4
Covered bridges: 2
Springs: 1
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 12.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Grafton/former RPI land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berlin MountainSE 130°853 m11.0 mi
The DomeE 94°836 m14.3 mi
Misery MountainSSE 151°793 m13.9 mi
Mount RaimerESE 122°784 m10.1 mi
White RockESE 108°775 m9.1 mi
Bald MountainESE 103°757 m8.8 mi
Mount AnthonyENE 67°714 m12.1 mi
White RocksESE 116°706 m10.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1619:5320:36
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:2215:3716:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455664686760493828
Precip in3.02.63.74.44.44.54.34.04.24.73.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1420033670

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