Park · New York
Collins Park
Collins Park is a park in New York, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Henry Hill stands 659 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Collins Park Beach, a beach less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Trail runs past it.
How to reach it
Coordinates42.82471, -73.95575
- On the Revolutionary Trail
- 0.9 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 10.0 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 14.1 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lock 7 Dam · 6 mi
- Mohawk River view · 11 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 26 mi
- Eagle Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Freedom Park: 0.2 mi
- Gateway Landing Park: 0.6 mi
- Riverside Park: 0.6 mi
- Riverside Park: 0.6 mi
- Schenectady County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- Burr Bridge Abutment: 0.4 mi
- Burr Bridge Abutment: 0.5 mi
- Schenectady County Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Lawrence the Indian: 0.7 mi
- Thomas Edison and Charles Steinmetz: 0.9 mi
Museums: 60
- Schenectady History Museum: 0.6 mi
- Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci): 1.4 mi
- Empire State Aerosciences Museum: 2.7 mi
- Mabee Farm Historic Site: 4.8 mi
- Niskayuna Railroad Station: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Alplaus Kill Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Alplaus Kill Natural Area: 4.0 mi
- Indian Kill Nature Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Plotter Kill Nature Preserve: 4.3 mi
- City of Schenectady: 4.7 mi
Peaks
- Glenville Hill: 5.9 mi
- Glenville Hill: 7.6 mi
- Settles Hill: 8.3 mi
- Swart Hill: 9.9 mi
- Patton Hill: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 41
- Mrs. Perkin's Garden: 1.4 mi
- Jackson's Garden: 1.4 mi
- Stanley and Geraldine Levine Wildflower Garden: 1.4 mi
- Robison Herb Garden: 1.5 mi
- Octopus's Garden: 1.5 mi
Waterfalls: 36
- Jacob's Ladder Falls: 3.6 mi
- First Falls: 3.9 mi
- Second Falls: 4.0 mi
- Sergeant Falls: 4.0 mi
- Third Falls: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 35
- The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 1.1 mi
- President Chester Arthur Grave: 13.9 mi
- Stanford Mausoleum: 13.9 mi
- Daniel Manning Grave: 13.9 mi
- Stephen Van Rensselaer Grave: 14.0 mi
Artworks: 33
- Boy Scouts of America 40th Anniversary Crusade to Strengthen the Arms of Liberty Statue of Liberty: 0.8 mi
- William Seward: 1.1 mi
- Harriet Tubman: 1.1 mi
- GE Wind Turbine Blade: 1.2 mi
- Chester Arthur: 1.4 mi
Springs: 15
- Spring Avenue Spring: 15.9 mi
- Karista Spring: 17.3 mi
- Tallulah Spring: 17.4 mi
- non-carbonated water: 17.4 mi
- Polaris: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Maclachan Ridge: 11.3 mi
- Cave Wall: 11.6 mi
- Lower Misery Wall: 11.6 mi
- Water Streak Wall: 11.6 mi
- Mahican Wall: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 6
- Collins Park Beach: 0.0 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 12.7 mi
- Brown's Beach: 15.5 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 16.7 mi
- Waterfront: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 9.8 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 18.1 mi
- I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Schoharie Crossing Launch: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Collins Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Hill | SSW 213° | 659 m | 22.6 mi |
| Cannady Hill | SW 224° | 645 m | 20.9 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SW 230° | 643 m | 20.8 mi |
| North Hill | SSW 210° | 606 m | 22.5 mi |
| Cook Hill | SW 217° | 604 m | 22.2 mi |
| Unchachogue Creek | SW 215° | 597 m | 20.2 mi |
| Rundy Cup Mountain | SW 232° | 570 m | 19.9 mi |
| Filkins Hill | SSW 202° | 550 m | 16.8 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 | 20:39 |
| 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, 10 mi away.
- Asian Lady Beetle19 obs
- Spongy Moth18 obs
- box elder17 obs
- common mugwort16 obs
- tree-of-heaven15 obs
- Green Frog15 obs
- Northern Cardinal14 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel14 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/107380217
Day trips start here
- Schenectady · 2 mi
- Clifton Park · 8 mi
- Capital District · 13 mi
- Cohoes · 13 mi
- Ballston Spa · 14 mi
- Watervliet · 14 mi
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