Nature reserve · New York
Stanford Park
Stanford Park is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Henry Hill stands 659 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Town of Niskayuna, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 3.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Niskayuna
How to reach it
Coordinates42.76722, -73.89534
- 3.7 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 3.7 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 11.1 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 12.1 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lock 7 Dam · 4 mi
- Mohawk River view · 8 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 27 mi
- Eagle Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Town of Niskayuna: 0.2 mi
- Woodlawn Preserve: 0.5 mi
- MHLC: 0.6 mi
- Town of Colonie: 0.6 mi
- Albany Pine Bush: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Becker Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Woodlawn Park: 1.2 mi
- Avon Crest Park: 1.3 mi
- Boxwood Park: 1.3 mi
- MacGathan Park: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Spanish American War Memorial: 2.5 mi
- 12th Ward World War II Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Pulaski: 3.7 mi
- Klondike Stairs: 3.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 3.7 mi
Peaks
- Settles Hill: 9.0 mi
- Glenville Hill: 10.8 mi
- Mount Olympus: 10.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 11.1 mi
- Diamond Hill: 11.7 mi
Museums: 55
- Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci): 3.6 mi
- Niskayuna Railroad Station: 3.7 mi
- Schenectady History Museum: 4.4 mi
- Shaker Meeting House: 4.6 mi
- Frederick House Historical Site: 5.7 mi
Gardens: 39
- Central Park Greenhouse: 2.4 mi
- Central Park Rose Garden: 2.6 mi
- Sycamore Collaborative Hulett Street Farm: 3.4 mi
- Octopus's Orchard: 3.7 mi
- Octopus's Garden: 3.7 mi
Waterfalls: 36
- French Hollow Falls: 5.0 mi
- Horton Falls: 7.5 mi
- Third Falls: 7.6 mi
- Second Falls: 7.6 mi
- First Falls: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 34
- The U: 3.8 mi
- Chester Arthur: 3.9 mi
- Harriet Tubman: 3.9 mi
- William Seward: 3.9 mi
- Boy Scouts of America 40th Anniversary Crusade to Strengthen the Arms of Liberty Statue of Liberty: 4.2 mi
Attractions: 33
- The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 3.9 mi
- President Chester Arthur Grave: 9.2 mi
- Stanford Mausoleum: 9.2 mi
- Daniel Manning Grave: 9.2 mi
- Stephen Van Rensselaer Grave: 9.3 mi
Springs: 15
- Spring Avenue Spring: 11.6 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 14.5 mi
- Karista Spring: 20.1 mi
- Tallulah Spring: 20.1 mi
- Polaris: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Cave Wall: 9.5 mi
- Lower Misery Wall: 9.6 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 9.6 mi
- Water Streak Wall: 9.6 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 6
- Collins Park Beach: 5.1 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 10.9 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 13.1 mi
- Brown's Beach: 17.0 mi
- Waterfront: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 13.2 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Schoharie Crossing Launch: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Stanford Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Hill | SW 226° | 659 m | 21.5 mi |
| Cannady Hill | WSW 238° | 645 m | 20.8 mi |
| Cotton Hill | WSW 243° | 643 m | 21.2 mi |
| North Hill | SW 223° | 606 m | 21.1 mi |
| Cook Hill | SW 230° | 604 m | 21.4 mi |
| Unchachogue Creek | SW 230° | 597 m | 19.3 mi |
| Rundy Cup Mountain | WSW 246° | 570 m | 20.5 mi |
| Filkins Hill | SW 219° | 550 m | 14.9 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 | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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/507139774
Day trips start here
- Schenectady · 3 mi
- Clifton Park · 8 mi
- Cohoes · 10 mi
- Watervliet · 10 mi
- Albany · 11 mi
- Troy · 11 mi
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