Nature reserve · New York
Nature Conservancy
Nature Conservancy is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 93 m. Henry Hill stands 659 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is MHLC, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 6.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates42.71515, -73.88823
- 6.3 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 7.0 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 11.8 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 12.9 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lock 7 Dam · 7 mi
- Mohawk River view · 9 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- MHLC: 0.7 mi
- Nature Conservancy: 0.7 mi
- Nature Conservancy: 0.9 mi
- City of Albany: 1.0 mi
- City of Albany: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Pitch Pine Park: 1.2 mi
- DiCaprio Park: 1.9 mi
- Nott Road Park: 2.2 mi
- Volunteer Firefighter's Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
- Maywood Pocket Park: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Historic Erie Canal Lock 19: 6.0 mi
- Town of Bethlehem Volunteer Fire-EMS Services Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Spanish American War Memorial: 6.1 mi
- 12th Ward World War II Memorial: 6.1 mi
Peaks
- Diamond Hill: 8.3 mi
- Stony Hill: 8.5 mi
- Settles Hill: 9.2 mi
- Wolf Hill: 10.1 mi
- Olcott Hill: 10.3 mi
Museums: 52
- Fine Arts & Art Museum: 3.9 mi
- Frederick House Historical Site: 4.0 mi
- American Italian Heritage Museum: 4.3 mi
- Shaker Meeting House: 4.3 mi
- Niskayuna Railroad Station: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 36
- French Hollow Falls: 3.6 mi
- Horton Falls: 4.0 mi
- Minelot Falls: 7.7 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 7.9 mi
- Star Falls: 8.1 mi
Gardens: 36
- Pine Hollow Arboretum: 5.9 mi
- Central Park Greenhouse: 6.0 mi
- Central Park Rose Garden: 6.1 mi
- Sycamore Collaborative Hulett Street Farm: 6.7 mi
- Eden's Rose Foundation 1st & Quail Community Corner: 6.9 mi
Artworks: 33
- Unity 1970: 4.8 mi
- bridge pylons mural: 6.3 mi
- GE Wind Turbine Blade: 7.3 mi
- Harriet Tubman: 7.3 mi
- William Seward: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 27
- Pine Hollow Arboretum: 5.9 mi
- Open Seating: 6.5 mi
- The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 7.2 mi
- Tulip Festival: 7.3 mi
- Daniel Manning Grave: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Helderberg Escarpment: 7.3 mi
- Cave Wall: 7.6 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 7.6 mi
- Lower Misery Wall: 7.6 mi
- Water Streak Wall: 7.6 mi
Springs: 10
- Spring Avenue Spring: 10.7 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 11.1 mi
- Karista Spring: 23.5 mi
- Tallulah Spring: 23.6 mi
- Polaris: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 6
- Collins Park Beach: 8.3 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 8.9 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 13.2 mi
- Waterfront: 18.1 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 9.9 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Nature Conservancy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Hill | SW 234° | 659 m | 19.5 mi |
| Cannady Hill | WSW 247° | 645 m | 19.4 mi |
| Cotton Hill | WSW 253° | 643 m | 20.1 mi |
| Garver Hill | SW 236° | 629 m | 21.2 mi |
| North Hill | SW 231° | 606 m | 18.9 mi |
| Cook Hill | WSW 239° | 604 m | 19.6 mi |
| Unchachogue Creek | WSW 239° | 597 m | 17.5 mi |
| Perigo Hill | E 98° | 571 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:55 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1458572632
Day trips start here
- Schenectady · 6 mi
- Albany · 8 mi
- Rensselaer · 9 mi
- Watervliet · 9 mi
- Cohoes · 10 mi
- Troy · 10 mi
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