Nature reserve · New York
Round Lake Preserve
Round Lake Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Spruce Mountain stands 612 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Dominick F Pasquarell Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 4.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Saratoga PLAN
How to reach it
Coordinates42.92712, -73.77009
- 4.4 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 7.3 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 11.7 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 21.7 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mohawk River view · 9 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 9 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 15 mi
- Eagle Point · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Dominick F Pasquarell Park: 1.4 mi
- Round Lake Park: 1.5 mi
- North Woods Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Martin Jewett Park: 2.7 mi
- Bernini Drive Park: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
- 100 Acre Woods: 2.1 mi
- North Woods Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Dwaas Kill Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Kinns Road Park: 3.4 mi
- Vosburgh Road Preserve: 3.6 mi
Peaks
- Cornell Hill: 3.4 mi
- Snake Hill: 5.7 mi
- Pelton Hill: 7.4 mi
- Bear Hill: 9.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 9.8 mi
Historic sites
- Malta Veterans Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth Monument and Grave: 4.4 mi
- Old Champlain Canal Lock 8: 5.7 mi
- New York State Submariners Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 6.6 mi
Museums: 56
- Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant: 5.8 mi
- Stillwater Blockhouse: 5.8 mi
- Knickerbocker Mansion: 6.2 mi
- National Bottle Museum: 6.6 mi
- Brookside Museum: 6.7 mi
Gardens: 38
- Malta Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Mr.Haas's Garden: 10.2 mi
- Jackson's Garden: 11.0 mi
- Robison Herb Garden: 11.0 mi
- Stanley and Geraldine Levine Wildflower Garden: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 36
- Swatling Falls: 5.1 mi
- Buttermilk Lower Falls: 7.8 mi
- Buttermilk Middle Falls: 7.9 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 8.1 mi
- Third Falls: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 35
- Yaddo Gardens: 9.8 mi
- Saratoga Race Course: Backstretch tour: 10.0 mi
- Whitney Viewing Stand: 10.3 mi
- Congress Park Carousel: 10.5 mi
- Beekman Street Arts District: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 34
- Water Turbine: 10.4 mi
- Welcome To Saratoga Springs: 10.4 mi
- Clinton's Ditch: 10.5 mi
- Devils Armchair: 10.5 mi
- Standard Time: 10.8 mi
Springs: 14
- Karista Spring: 8.7 mi
- Tallulah Spring: 8.7 mi
- Polaris: 8.7 mi
- non-carbonated water: 8.7 mi
- Hayes Spring: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Cohoes Falls: 10.1 mi
- Maclachan Ridge: 17.1 mi
- Cave Wall: 22.1 mi
- Lower Misery Wall: 22.2 mi
- Water Streak Wall: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 6
- Brown's Beach: 4.3 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 11.8 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 13.1 mi
- Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 18.7 mi
- Waterfront: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 3.5 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Nature Center Pavillion: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Round Lake Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Mountain | NNW 341° | 612 m | 21.1 mi |
| Fitch Hill | NNW 341° | 605 m | 23.5 mi |
| Hedgehog Mountain | NNW 344° | 601 m | 21.7 mi |
| Perigo Hill | SE 139° | 571 m | 23.6 mi |
| Dickinson Hill | ESE 117° | 537 m | 20.3 mi |
| Miner Hill | NNW 332° | 526 m | 23.6 mi |
| Redmond Hill | NNW 345° | 507 m | 23.4 mi |
| Bald Bluff | NW 314° | 500 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:55 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
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 | 23 | 26 | 35 | 48 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saratoga Springs 4 SW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Capital District · 1 mi
- Clifton Park · 5 mi
- Ballston Spa · 7 mi
- Saratoga Springs · 10 mi
- Cohoes · 11 mi
- Schenectady · 12 mi
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