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Saratoga Springs Open Space

Saratoga Springs Open Space from directly overhead

Saratoga Springs Open Space is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 63 m. Spruce Mountain stands 612 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 8.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Saratoga Springs
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.05192, -73.75483

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Saratoga Springs Open Space: 0.9 mi
  • Arrowhead Casino Archaeological Preserve: 1.0 mi
  • Meadowbrook Preserve: 2.4 mi
  • Saratoga Springs Open Space: 2.5 mi
  • 10 Spring Woods: 2.6 mi
Parks
  • Waterfront Park: 1.3 mi
  • Saratoga Lake State Boat Launch: 1.7 mi
  • Regatta View Park: 1.8 mi
  • East Side Recreation Park: 2.3 mi
  • Congress Park: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Saratoga Race Course Walk of Fame: 1.7 mi
  • World War Memorial Pavilion: 2.3 mi
  • Spirit of Life & Spencer Trask Memorial: 2.4 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Saratoga Springs Air Force Station: 4.6 mi
Peaks
Museums: 46
Attractions: 34
  • Yaddo Gardens: 1.2 mi
  • Saratoga Race Course: Backstretch tour: 1.7 mi
  • Whitney Viewing Stand: 1.8 mi
  • Congress Park Carousel: 2.4 mi
  • Beekman Street Arts District: 2.7 mi
Waterfalls: 30
  • Snook Kill Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Saratoga Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Dionondahowa Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Middle Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Swatling Falls: 13.0 mi
Gardens: 26
Artworks: 18
  • Welcome To Saratoga Springs: 2.3 mi
  • Devils Armchair: 2.3 mi
  • Standard Time: 2.7 mi
  • The U: 18.3 mi
  • Chester Arthur: 18.4 mi
Springs: 14
  • Deer Park Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Congress Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Columbian Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Hathorn Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Tallulah Spring: 2.5 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Brown's Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 14.4 mi
  • Sandbar Beach: 17.4 mi
  • Haviland's Cove Beach: 17.4 mi
  • Haviland Cove Beach: 17.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 12.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Saratoga Springs Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce MountainNNW 326°612 m13.7 mi
Fitch HillNNW 328°605 m16.0 mi
Hedgehog MountainNNW 331°601 m14.0 mi
Miner HillNW 316°526 m17.0 mi
Redmond HillNNW 333°507 m15.6 mi
Nick MountainNW 323°501 m16.6 mi
Bald BluffWNW 293°500 m18.6 mi
Mount AnthonyNNW 343°496 m17.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:1719:5520:39
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2415:3716:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232635486068727163514029
Precip in3.42.73.43.83.94.85.04.13.84.13.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saratoga Springs 4 SW, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/476920420

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