Nature reserve · New York
Town of Colonie
Town of Colonie is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 101 m. Henry Hill stands 659 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is City of Albany, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 5.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Colonie
How to reach it
Coordinates42.72077, -73.85985
- 5.4 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 7.3 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 10.4 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 14.2 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lock 7 Dam · 6 mi
- Mohawk River view · 8 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- City of Albany: 0.5 mi
- City of Albany: 0.5 mi
- Nature Conservancy: 1.0 mi
- Nature Conservancy: 1.1 mi
- Nature Conservancy: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Pitch Pine Park: 0.9 mi
- Cook Park: 1.6 mi
- Cook Park: 1.6 mi
- Maywood Pocket Park: 1.6 mi
- Albany Pine Bush Preserve: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Historic Erie Canal Lock 19: 4.9 mi
- Chyna's World: 5.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 6.0 mi
- Vischer's Ferry plant monument: 6.1 mi
Peaks
- Stony Hill: 9.1 mi
- Diamond Hill: 9.1 mi
- Mount Olympus: 9.1 mi
- Olcott Hill: 9.4 mi
- Rysedorph Hill: 9.7 mi
Museums: 52
- Shaker Meeting House: 2.8 mi
- Fine Arts & Art Museum: 3.0 mi
- American Italian Heritage Museum: 3.1 mi
- Niskayuna Railroad Station: 4.3 mi
- Frederick House Historical Site: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 37
- Eden's Rose Foundation 1st & Quail Community Corner: 5.9 mi
- West Hill Community Blueberry Orchard: 5.9 mi
- Pine Hollow Arboretum: 6.1 mi
- Central Park Greenhouse: 6.1 mi
- Central Park Rose Garden: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 36
- Horton Falls: 4.9 mi
- French Hollow Falls: 5.1 mi
- Corning Cascade Falls: 8.5 mi
- Lower Burden Falls: 8.6 mi
- Upper Burden Falls: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 34
- Unity 1970: 3.9 mi
- bridge pylons mural: 6.5 mi
- Wild Rice: 7.0 mi
- The Snake is Out: 7.0 mi
- Verge: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 30
- Pine Hollow Arboretum: 6.0 mi
- Tulip Festival: 6.4 mi
- Daniel Manning Grave: 6.5 mi
- President Chester Arthur Grave: 6.5 mi
- Stanford Mausoleum: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Helderberg Escarpment: 8.7 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 9.0 mi
- Cave Wall: 9.0 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 9.0 mi
- Lower Misery Wall: 9.1 mi
Springs: 13
- Spring Avenue Spring: 9.2 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 12.1 mi
- Karista Spring: 22.9 mi
- Tallulah Spring: 23.0 mi
- Polaris: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 6
- Collins Park Beach: 8.7 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 10.4 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 11.7 mi
- Waterfront: 16.7 mi
- Brown's Beach: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 9.5 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 11.6 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Town of Colonie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Hill | SW 236° | 659 m | 20.9 mi |
| Cannady Hill | WSW 248° | 645 m | 20.9 mi |
| Cotton Hill | WSW 253° | 643 m | 21.6 mi |
| North Hill | SW 233° | 606 m | 20.3 mi |
| Cook Hill | WSW 240° | 604 m | 21.0 mi |
| Unchachogue Creek | WSW 241° | 597 m | 19.0 mi |
| Perigo Hill | E 100° | 571 m | 20.4 mi |
| Rundy Cup Mountain | WSW 256° | 570 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:55 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1465164867
Day trips start here
- Albany · 7 mi
- Schenectady · 7 mi
- Rensselaer · 8 mi
- Watervliet · 8 mi
- Cohoes · 9 mi
- Troy · 9 mi
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