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John B. Staalesen Vanderheyden Preserve

John B. Staalesen Vanderheyden Preserve from directly overhead

John B. Staalesen Vanderheyden Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Berlin Mountain stands 853 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ward 5, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 5.2 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
Rensselaer Land Trust

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.70360, -73.66692

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Ward 5: 0.4 mi
  • Smart's Pond Dam Ruins: 0.7 mi
  • Burden Iron Works: 1.2 mi
  • Col. Albert Pawling: 1.3 mi
  • PFC Robert Charles Felter USMC Memorial Bridge: 1.4 mi
Parks
  • Kinloch Park: 0.6 mi
  • Landslide Park: 0.8 mi
  • Sheridan Avenue Park: 0.9 mi
  • Carroll Hill Park: 1.0 mi
  • Pawling Pines Park: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 50
Waterfalls: 36
  • Upper Burden Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Smart's Cascade: 0.7 mi
  • Lower Burden Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Upper Burden Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Lower Burden Falls: 1.3 mi
Gardens: 36
Artworks: 33
Attractions: 28
  • Saint Brigid's Bell: 2.3 mi
  • United Methodist Church bell: 2.5 mi
  • John Van Buren Grave: 3.0 mi
  • William Learned Marcy Grave: 3.1 mi
  • Erastus Dow Palmer Grave: 3.3 mi
Cliffs: 12
Springs: 7
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 23.4 mi
  • Karista Spring: 24.9 mi
  • Tallulah Spring: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 9.7 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 13.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 13.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of John B. Staalesen Vanderheyden Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berlin MountainE 92°853 m19.3 mi
Misery MountainESE 108°793 m18.7 mi
Mount RaimerE 87°784 m19.5 mi
White RockE 80°775 m19.9 mi
Bald MountainENE 78°757 m19.9 mi
Rounds MountainESE 119°685 m19.2 mi
Rounds MountainESE 119°683 m19.2 mi
Misery MountainESE 109°662 m19.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:1719:5420:37
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2215:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836496170757366534232
Precip in2.62.42.93.13.84.64.63.93.84.22.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Troy L&D, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/619017801

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