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Town of Colonie

Town of Colonie from directly overhead

Town of Colonie is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. Henry Hill stands 659 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Nature Conservancy, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 4.7 miles off.

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What to expect

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Town of Colonie
Getting there

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Coordinates42.74076, -73.88589

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • DiCaprio Park: 1.5 mi
  • Maywood Pocket Park: 1.5 mi
  • Becker Street Park: 2.1 mi
  • Volunteer Firefighter's Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
  • Avon Crest Park: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Spanish American War Memorial: 4.4 mi
  • 12th Ward World War II Memorial: 4.4 mi
  • Historic Erie Canal Lock 19: 4.5 mi
  • Vischer's Ferry plant monument: 5.1 mi
  • Klondike Stairs: 5.4 mi
Peaks
Museums: 55
Gardens: 38
Waterfalls: 36
Artworks: 35
  • The U: 5.7 mi
  • Harriet Tubman: 5.8 mi
  • William Seward: 5.8 mi
  • Chester Arthur: 5.8 mi
  • Unity 1970: 5.8 mi
Attractions: 32
  • The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 5.7 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 7.6 mi
  • President Chester Arthur Grave: 8.1 mi
  • Daniel Manning Grave: 8.1 mi
  • Stanford Mausoleum: 8.1 mi
Springs: 15
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Karista Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Tallulah Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Polaris: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Cave Wall: 8.6 mi
  • Lower Misery Wall: 8.7 mi
  • Water Streak Wall: 8.7 mi
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 8.7 mi
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 10.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 11.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Schoharie Crossing Launch: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Town of Colonie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Henry HillSW 230°659 m20.6 mi
Cannady HillWSW 243°645 m20.3 mi
Cotton HillWSW 248°643 m20.8 mi
North HillSW 227°606 m20.2 mi
Cook HillSW 235°604 m20.7 mi
Unchachogue CreekSW 235°597 m18.6 mi
Perigo HillESE 103°571 m21.9 mi
Rundy Cup MountainWSW 251°570 m20.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:1819:5520:38
September equinox06:4318:1818:55
December solstice07:2315:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736486068737164514130
Precip in2.62.33.13.13.44.14.63.83.73.93.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albany Intl AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1465166219

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