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Osgood Woods

Osgood Woods from directly overhead

Osgood Woods is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Berlin Mountain stands 853 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildflowers, a garden 0.1 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 4.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.71763, -73.68954

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Osgood Tot Lot: 0.2 mi
  • Taras Shevchenko Place: 0.3 mi
  • Lots of Hope Park: 0.3 mi
  • 11th Ward WWII Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Washington Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
  • PFC Robert Charles Felter USMC Memorial Bridge: 0.3 mi
  • Taras Shevchenko: 0.3 mi
  • 11th Ward WWII Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Rensselaer Iron Works : 0.4 mi
  • Emma Willard: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 52
Gardens: 36
  • Wildflowers: 0.1 mi
  • Leslie's Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Troy Rocks: 0.5 mi
  • Gretchen's Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Avery's Garden: 0.8 mi
Waterfalls: 35
  • Poesten Kill Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Poesten Kill Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Smart's Cascade: 0.8 mi
  • Upper Burden Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Lower Burden Falls: 0.9 mi
Artworks: 33
Attractions: 30
  • United Methodist Church bell: 1.1 mi
  • Saint Brigid's Bell: 1.3 mi
  • John Van Buren Grave: 2.0 mi
  • William Learned Marcy Grave: 2.0 mi
  • Stanford Mausoleum: 2.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
Springs: 11
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 0.6 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Karista Spring: 23.7 mi
  • Tallulah Spring: 23.7 mi
  • Polaris: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 9.9 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 11.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 14.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Osgood Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berlin MountainE 95°853 m20.6 mi
Misery MountainESE 110°793 m20.1 mi
Mount RaimerE 90°784 m20.6 mi
Misery MountainESE 110°662 m20.5 mi
Rocky HillESE 106°625 m16.3 mi
Perigo HillESE 107°571 m11.9 mi
Buck RockESE 111°562 m16.4 mi
The GipfelESE 117°561 m12.5 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 solstice07:2315:3916:25

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1444764914

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