Van Rensselaer Wildlife Preserve
Van Rensselaer Wildlife Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 52 m. Henry Hill stands 659 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Heath’s Shady Lawn Dairy Farm, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 15 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- First Reformed Church of Bethlehem
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 16.8 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 18.3 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 21.6 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mohawk River view · 17 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Heath’s Shady Lawn Dairy Farm: 1.0 mi
- Heath’s Shady Lawn Dairy Farm: 1.2 mi
- Moh-He-Con-Nuck Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Moh-He-Con-Nuck Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Poplar Island: 2.8 mi
- Maple Ridge Town Park: 1.2 mi
- Henry Hudson Park: 2.5 mi
- South Bethlehem Town Park: 2.7 mi
- South Bethlehem Fishing Access Site: 3.2 mi
- Elm Avenue Town Park: 3.2 mi
- Railroad Roundhouse: 1.9 mi
- NYCS pump house: 4.1 mi
- Historic Cherry Hill: 5.2 mi
- First Plastic: 5.2 mi
- Town of Bethlehem Volunteer Fire-EMS Services Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Vandenburgh Hill: 3.6 mi
- Grandview Hill: 4.3 mi
- Teller Hill: 4.5 mi
- Stony Hill: 5.6 mi
- Blodget Hill: 5.9 mi
- Fort Crailo: 5.5 mi
- Schuyler Mansion Museum: 5.7 mi
- Destroyer Escort Historical Museum: 6.0 mi
- New York State Museum: 6.1 mi
- The Throop Museum: 6.1 mi
- Horton Falls: 8.4 mi
- Dickinson Falls: 10.0 mi
- Sliding Rock Falls: 10.1 mi
- Corning Cascade Falls: 11.1 mi
- Lower Burden Falls: 11.1 mi
- Pine Hollow Arboretum: 5.4 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 5.4 mi
- Water Garden: 5.4 mi
- Friendship Garden: 5.5 mi
- South End Butterfly Sanctuary: 5.7 mi
- bridge pylons mural: 5.0 mi
- U Haul Truck: 5.9 mi
- Labyrinth: 6.2 mi
- Untitled: 6.2 mi
- Triangles and Arches: 6.2 mi
- Pine Hollow Arboretum: 5.4 mi
- Open Seating: 5.7 mi
- Dutch Apple Cruises: 5.9 mi
- USS Slater: 6.0 mi
- New York State Executive Mansion Tour: 6.0 mi
- High Rocks: 11.3 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 11.3 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 12.1 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 12.8 mi
- Leaning Tower: 12.9 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 13.6 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 16.1 mi
- Waterfront: 16.9 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 17.8 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 19.6 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 2.2 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 7.2 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 8.2 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 12.3 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Van Rensselaer Wildlife Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Hill | W 267° | 659 m | 20.2 mi |
| North Hill | W 266° | 606 m | 19.2 mi |
| Cook Hill | W 270° | 604 m | 21.1 mi |
| Unchachogue Creek | W 274° | 597 m | 19.5 mi |
| Perigo Hill | ENE 67° | 571 m | 18.6 mi |
| The Gipfel | ENE 74° | 561 m | 17.5 mi |
| Filkins Hill | W 280° | 550 m | 14.4 mi |
| Johnson Hill | E 84° | 537 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alcove DAM, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1463996931
Day trips start here
- Albany · 6 mi
- Rensselaer · 7 mi
- Kinderhook · 12 mi
- Watervliet · 12 mi
- Troy · 13 mi
- Cohoes · 15 mi
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