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Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 23, Old Erie Canal

Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 23, Old Erie Canal from directly overhead

Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 23, Old Erie Canal is a park in New York, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. Henry Hill stands 659 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 23, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Trail passes 0.8 miles off.

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Coordinates42.82147, -73.98713

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Maalwyck Park: 0.9 mi
  • Collins Park: 1.6 mi
  • Freedom Park: 1.6 mi
  • Hillhurst Park: 1.7 mi
  • Hillhurst Park: 1.7 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks
Gardens: 41
Artworks: 36
  • GE Wind Turbine Blade: 1.7 mi
  • Boy Scouts of America 40th Anniversary Crusade to Strengthen the Arms of Liberty Statue of Liberty: 2.0 mi
  • William Seward: 2.5 mi
  • Harriet Tubman: 2.5 mi
  • Chester Arthur: 2.9 mi
Attractions: 36
  • The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 2.4 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 14.6 mi
  • Open Seating: 14.8 mi
  • President Chester Arthur Grave: 15.1 mi
  • Stanford Mausoleum: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 34
Springs: 15
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Karista Spring: 18.3 mi
  • non-carbonated water: 18.3 mi
  • Hayes Spring: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Maclachan Ridge: 10.4 mi
  • Cave Wall: 11.0 mi
  • Lower Misery Wall: 11.0 mi
  • Water Streak Wall: 11.0 mi
  • Mahican Wall: 11.1 mi
Beaches: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 11.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 18.7 mi
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 22.3 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 22.4 mi
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Schoharie Crossing Launch: 17.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 23, Old Erie Canal. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Henry HillSSW 210°659 m21.6 mi
Cannady HillSW 221°645 m19.7 mi
Cotton HillSW 227°643 m19.5 mi
Garver HillSSW 213°629 m23.0 mi
North HillSSW 207°606 m21.5 mi
Cook HillSSW 214°604 m21.1 mi
Unchachogue CreekSSW 212°597 m19.2 mi
Rundy Cup MountainSW 229°570 m18.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:1819:5620:39
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2415:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222331455765706861483827
Precip in2.62.43.33.43.55.04.54.13.64.42.83.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Delanson 2NE, 10 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Asian Lady Beetle11 obs
  • Spongy Moth9 obs
  • prickly cucumber9 obs
  • Eastern Skunk Cabbage9 obs
  • Mallard8 obs
  • pale jewelweed8 obs
  • mayapple8 obs
  • garlic mustard8 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1339736743

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