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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 72 m. Henry Hill stands 659 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is MHLC, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 7.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Nature Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.70471, -73.88843

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Pitch Pine Park: 1.2 mi
  • Nott Road Park: 1.6 mi
  • DiCaprio Park: 2.5 mi
  • Albany Pine Bush Preserve: 2.6 mi
  • Six Mile Waterworks Park: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums: 56
Waterfalls: 36
Gardens: 36
Artworks: 33
  • Unity 1970: 4.5 mi
  • bridge pylons mural: 5.6 mi
  • Untitled: 7.5 mi
  • Verge: 7.5 mi
  • The Snake is Out: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 27
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 5.2 mi
  • Open Seating: 5.8 mi
  • Tulip Festival: 6.9 mi
  • Empire State Plaza: 7.5 mi
  • State Education Building Tours: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 6.9 mi
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 7.3 mi
  • Cave Wall: 7.3 mi
  • Lower Misery Wall: 7.3 mi
  • Water Streak Wall: 7.3 mi
Springs: 10
  • Bathtub Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Karista Spring: 24.2 mi
  • Tallulah Spring: 24.3 mi
  • Polaris: 24.3 mi
Beaches: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 9.3 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 13.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 17.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Nature Conservancy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Henry HillSW 236°659 m19.0 mi
Cannady HillWSW 249°645 m19.2 mi
Cotton HillWSW 255°643 m19.9 mi
Garver HillWSW 238°629 m20.8 mi
North HillSW 233°606 m18.5 mi
Cook HillWSW 240°604 m19.2 mi
Unchachogue CreekWSW 241°597 m17.2 mi
Perigo HillE 97°571 m21.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:1819:5520:38
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2315:4016:25

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/1458567512

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