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Palmer Road Preserve

Palmer Road Preserve from directly overhead

Palmer Road Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 158 m. Misery Mountain stands 793 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Schodack Town Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 14 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Rensselaer Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.57706, -73.65385

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Schodack Town Park: 1.4 mi
  • East Greenbush Town Park: 1.5 mi
  • East Greenbush Town Park: 1.5 mi
  • Eckman Park: 3.6 mi
  • Hampton Manor Park: 4.5 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums: 55
Artworks: 35
Gardens: 35
  • People's Park: 7.1 mi
  • Yolles Contemplation Garden: 7.1 mi
  • South End Butterfly Sanctuary: 7.2 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Ten Broeck Mansion Gardens: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 33
  • Wynants Kill Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Hoags Corners Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Upper Burden Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Lower Burden Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Corning Cascade Falls: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 32
  • Dutch Apple Cruises: 6.6 mi
  • USS Slater: 6.7 mi
  • Alive at Five Summer Concert Series: 7.1 mi
  • New York State Executive Mansion Tour: 7.2 mi
  • New York State Museum Carousel: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 13
Beaches: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 5.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 6.8 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 21.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 16.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Palmer Road Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Misery MountainE 80°793 m17.3 mi
Rounds MountainE 92°685 m16.1 mi
Rounds MountainE 92°683 m16.1 mi
Tower MountainESE 108°670 m17.3 mi
Berry HillESE 105°666 m17.7 mi
Misery MountainE 81°662 m17.6 mi
Smith MountainESE 112°660 m17.5 mi
Perry PeakSE 128°631 m17.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:1819:5420:36
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2215:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252736485968737164524131
Precip in2.22.22.93.33.84.53.84.44.64.33.22.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valatie 1 N, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1457599930

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