Kinderhook Creek Preserve
Kinderhook Creek Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Misery Mountain stands 793 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Albert Family Community Forest, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Mount Greylock Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Rensselaer Land Trust
How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 18.8 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 19.9 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 20.3 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Vista · 20 mi
- The Hopper · 20 mi
- Adams Overlook · 20 mi
- Robinson's Point · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Albert Family Community Forest: 1.6 mi
- Robert Ingalls Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Hand Hollow Conservation Area: 3.6 mi
- Chestnut Hill Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Freund Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Curtis Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Roberts Hill: 2.1 mi
- Gale Hill: 2.2 mi
- Ashley Hill: 2.2 mi
- Bald Hill: 2.7 mi
- Wachoosik Park: 4.0 mi
- Village Commons Park: 4.8 mi
- Schodack Town Park: 7.5 mi
- Shatford Memorial Park: 7.6 mi
- Shatford Memorial Park: 7.6 mi
- Governor Samuel J. Tilden Monument: 7.2 mi
- Sawmill Dam: 8.0 mi
- Sand Lake Veteran's Memorial Park: 9.4 mi
- John M. Dahm and Jospeh B. Kennedy Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Mary Elizabeth Fisher Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Eastfield Village: 3.9 mi
- Shaker Museum: 6.1 mi
- Hancock Shaker Village: 10.8 mi
- Columbia County Historical Society: 12.3 mi
- Luykas Van Alen House: 12.7 mi
- Valatie Santa Claus: 10.7 mi
- Martin Van Buren Statue: 12.3 mi
- U Haul Truck: 14.8 mi
- Mayor Thomas Whalen III: 15.2 mi
- Copland Sculpture: 15.3 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 11.9 mi
- concrete bases: 14.6 mi
- USS Slater: 14.8 mi
- Dutch Apple Cruises: 14.8 mi
- balanced rock: 14.8 mi
- People's Park: 15.2 mi
- Yolles Contemplation Garden: 15.3 mi
- South End Butterfly Sanctuary: 15.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 15.5 mi
- Ten Broeck Mansion Gardens: 15.6 mi
- Hoags Corners Falls: 3.3 mi
- Wynants Kill Falls: 8.2 mi
- Barberville Falls: 11.9 mi
- Lower Burden Falls: 15.8 mi
- Smart's Cascade: 15.8 mi
- Clover Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 8.9 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 14.6 mi
- High Rocks: 17.5 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 20.6 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 8.8 mi
- Waterfront: 13.4 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 18.4 mi
- Oakdale Beach: 22.4 mi
- Campers Beach: 24.8 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 8.4 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 16.3 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 23.0 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 8.6 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 14.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Kinderhook Creek Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misery Mountain | NE 54° | 793 m | 12.5 mi |
| Sheeps Heaven Mountain | ENE 70° | 770 m | 13.1 mi |
| Widow Whites Peak | E 79° | 737 m | 12.9 mi |
| Jiminy Peak | E 80° | 726 m | 12.0 mi |
| Honwee Mountain | E 91° | 698 m | 10.8 mi |
| Rounds Mountain | ENE 67° | 685 m | 10.0 mi |
| Rounds Mountain | ENE 67° | 683 m | 10.0 mi |
| Pine Mountain | E 97° | 680 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 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 | 25 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valatie 1 N, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/837494343
Day trips start here
- New Lebanon · 7 mi
- Hancock · 10 mi
- Kinderhook · 11 mi
- Pittsfield · 14 mi
- Rensselaer · 14 mi
- Albany · 15 mi
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