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Nature Conservancy

Nature Conservancy from directly overhead

Nature Conservancy is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 102 m. Henry Hill stands 659 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 5.2 miles off.

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What to expect

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Nature Conservancy
Getting there

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Coordinates42.73279, -73.88487

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • DiCaprio Park: 1.5 mi
  • Maywood Pocket Park: 1.7 mi
  • Pitch Pine Park: 2.0 mi
  • Volunteer Firefighter's Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
  • Becker Street Park: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Historic Erie Canal Lock 19: 4.9 mi
  • Spanish American War Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • 12th Ward World War II Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 5.3 mi
  • Vischer's Ferry plant monument: 5.6 mi
Peaks
Museums: 53
Gardens: 37
Waterfalls: 36
Artworks: 35
  • Unity 1970: 5.4 mi
  • The U: 6.2 mi
  • Harriet Tubman: 6.3 mi
  • William Seward: 6.3 mi
  • Chester Arthur: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 32
  • The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 6.2 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 7.0 mi
  • Open Seating: 7.7 mi
  • Daniel Manning Grave: 7.9 mi
  • President Chester Arthur Grave: 7.9 mi
Springs: 14
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Karista Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Tallulah Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Polaris: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 8.3 mi
  • Cave Wall: 8.3 mi
  • Lower Misery Wall: 8.4 mi
  • Water Streak Wall: 8.4 mi
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 8.4 mi
Beaches: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 10.8 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 11.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 18.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Nature Conservancy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Henry HillSW 232°659 m20.3 mi
Cannady HillWSW 244°645 m20.1 mi
Cotton HillWSW 250°643 m20.7 mi
Garver HillSW 234°629 m22.1 mi
North HillSW 229°606 m19.8 mi
Cook HillSW 236°604 m20.4 mi
Unchachogue CreekWSW 236°597 m18.3 mi
Perigo HillESE 102°571 m21.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:1819:5520:38
September equinox06:4318:1818:55
December solstice07:2315:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736486068737164514130
Precip in2.62.33.13.13.44.14.63.83.73.93.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albany Intl AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1458786370

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