Nature reserve · New York
Hayes Nature Park
Hayes Nature Park is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. Perigo Hill stands 571 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Boyack Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 2.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Clifton Park
How to reach it
Coordinates42.82638, -73.78485
- 2.0 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 5.6 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 7.8 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 18.2 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mohawk River view · 3 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 3 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 21 mi
- Eagle Point · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Boyack Park: 0.5 mi
- Pico Road Park: 0.6 mi
- Heritage Pointe Park: 0.7 mi
- Presidential Estates Park: 0.7 mi
- Parkwood Drive Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- Clute's Dry Dock: 2.3 mi
- Crescent Aqueduct: 2.7 mi
- Crescent Aqueduct: 2.8 mi
- Loudon Ferry Marker: 2.8 mi
- Vischer's Ferry plant monument: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- 41 Acres Natural Area: 3.5 mi
- Fox Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Mohawk Landing Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Kinns Road Park: 4.4 mi
- Dwaas Kill Nature Preserve: 4.5 mi
Peaks
- Prospect Hill: 5.5 mi
- Mount Olympus: 7.7 mi
- Rice Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Mount Rafinesque: 8.9 mi
- Cornell Hill: 10.1 mi
Museums: 53
- Niskayuna Railroad Station: 3.9 mi
- Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center: 5.5 mi
- Shaker Meeting House: 6.0 mi
- Van Schaick Mansion: 6.4 mi
- Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 38
- Swatling Falls: 4.5 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 4.7 mi
- Third Falls: 7.5 mi
- Second Falls: 7.7 mi
- First Falls: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 38
- Central Park Greenhouse: 6.5 mi
- Central Park Rose Garden: 6.7 mi
- Robison Herb Garden: 7.3 mi
- Stanley and Geraldine Levine Wildflower Garden: 7.3 mi
- Jackson's Garden: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 35
- Uncle Sam's Grave: 7.4 mi
- United Methodist Church bell: 7.9 mi
- The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 8.0 mi
- Stanford Mausoleum: 8.6 mi
- President Chester Arthur Grave: 8.6 mi
Artworks: 34
- Water Turbine: 4.9 mi
- Clinton's Ditch: 5.0 mi
- The U: 7.2 mi
- Chester Arthur: 7.3 mi
- Harriet Tubman: 7.8 mi
Springs: 15
- Spring Avenue Spring: 9.3 mi
- Karista Spring: 15.5 mi
- Tallulah Spring: 15.5 mi
- Polaris: 15.5 mi
- non-carbonated water: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Cohoes Falls: 4.7 mi
- Cave Wall: 16.4 mi
- Lower Misery Wall: 16.4 mi
- Water Streak Wall: 16.4 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 6
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 8.6 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 8.7 mi
- Brown's Beach: 11.2 mi
- Waterfront: 15.3 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 3.5 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 16.1 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Hayes Nature Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perigo Hill | SE 124° | 571 m | 19.5 mi |
| The Gipfel | SE 130° | 561 m | 20.8 mi |
| Filkins Hill | SW 224° | 550 m | 21.7 mi |
| Dickinson Hill | E 97° | 537 m | 18.9 mi |
| Irish Hill | SW 228° | 502 m | 22.5 mi |
| Wolf Hill | SSW 214° | 495 m | 19.5 mi |
| The Cobble | NE 52° | 443 m | 22.3 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ESE 110° | 436.8 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 07:23 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1355517821
Day trips start here
- Clifton Park · 3 mi
- Cohoes · 6 mi
- Capital District · 8 mi
- Schenectady · 8 mi
- Troy · 8 mi
- Watervliet · 8 mi
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