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Vosburgh Trails

Vosburgh Trails from directly overhead

Vosburgh Trails is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. Henry Hill stands 659 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. Revolutionary Trail passes 6.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Guilderland
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.71262, -73.94573

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Tawasentha Park: 0.7 mi
  • Roger Keenholts Park: 1.2 mi
  • Volunteer Firefighter's Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
  • DiCaprio Park: 2.2 mi
  • Nott Road Park: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Frederick Crounse: 4.3 mi
  • Spanish American War Memorial: 6.3 mi
  • Klondike Stairs: 6.4 mi
  • 12th Ward World War II Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • Pulaski: 6.7 mi
Peaks
Museums: 53
Waterfalls: 36
Gardens: 36
Artworks: 32
  • GE Wind Turbine Blade: 6.6 mi
  • Harriet Tubman: 7.1 mi
  • William Seward: 7.1 mi
  • Boy Scouts of America 40th Anniversary Crusade to Strengthen the Arms of Liberty Statue of Liberty: 7.1 mi
  • Chester Arthur: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 29
  • The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 6.9 mi
  • Open Seating: 7.0 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 7.2 mi
  • Tulip Festival: 9.8 mi
  • Empire State Plaza: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 14
  • Cave Wall: 5.0 mi
  • Lower Misery Wall: 5.1 mi
  • Water Streak Wall: 5.1 mi
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 5.1 mi
  • Mahican Wall: 5.1 mi
Springs: 10
  • Bathtub Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Karista Spring: 24.4 mi
  • Tallulah Spring: 24.4 mi
  • Polaris: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 11.5 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 14.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Schoharie Crossing Launch: 23.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Vosburgh Trails. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Henry HillSW 229°659 m17.1 mi
East Hill SSW 233°654 m20.7 mi
Cannady HillWSW 244°645 m16.7 mi
Cotton HillWSW 251°643 m17.3 mi
Garver HillSW 231°629 m18.8 mi
Cheese HillSW 221°610 m20.8 mi
North HillSW 225°606 m16.6 mi
Cook HillSW 234°604 m17.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:1919:5520:38
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2415:4016:26

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1464957338

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