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Franklin Square

Franklin Square from directly overhead

Franklin Square is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 9 m. Berlin Mountain stands 853 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Vietnam War Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 2.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
9 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.73414, -73.68843

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Vietnam War Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • James Connolly: 0.1 mi
  • Uncle Sam Monument: 0.1 mi
  • World War II: 0.1 mi
  • Columbus Square: 0.2 mi
Parks
  • William D. Chamberlain Riverfront Park: 0.2 mi
  • Columbus Square: 0.2 mi
  • Monument Square: 0.2 mi
  • Barker Park: 0.3 mi
  • 9th Ave Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums: 55
Gardens: 37
  • Brinton and Avery's Place: 0.4 mi
  • Gretchen's Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Avery's Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Troy Rocks: 0.7 mi
  • Leslie's Garden: 0.8 mi
Artworks: 36
Waterfalls: 35
  • Poesten Kill Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Poesten Kill Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Piscawen Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Upper Burden Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Smart's Cascade: 1.9 mi
Attractions: 33
  • United Methodist Church bell: 0.4 mi
  • Saint Brigid's Bell: 2.2 mi
  • Uncle Sam's Grave: 2.2 mi
  • John Van Buren Grave: 2.7 mi
  • William Learned Marcy Grave: 2.7 mi
Springs: 15
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Karista Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Tallulah Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Polaris: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
Beaches: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 10.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 10.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 15.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Franklin Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berlin MountainE 98°853 m20.6 mi
Misery MountainESE 113°793 m20.5 mi
Mount RaimerE 93°784 m20.6 mi
Bald MountainE 84°757 m20.6 mi
Rocky HillESE 110°625 m16.6 mi
Perigo HillESE 112°571 m12.2 mi
Buck RockESE 115°562 m16.8 mi
The GipfelESE 122°561 m13.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:1719:5420:37
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2315:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836496170757366534232
Precip in2.62.42.93.13.84.64.63.93.84.22.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Troy L&D, 1 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • tree-of-heaven142 obs
  • white snakeroot94 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel88 obs
  • Japanese creeper84 obs
  • White-tailed Deer76 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee71 obs
  • House Sparrow49 obs
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee49 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357638998

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