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Guy Park State Historic Site

Guy Park State Historic Site from directly overhead

Guy Park State Historic Site is a park in New York, at a modelled elevation of 83 m. Pigeon Mountain stands 850 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sirchia Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Trail runs past it.

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Coordinates42.94716, -74.20965

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sirchia Park: 0.3 mi
  • West End Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
  • John A. Sampone Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • James T. Bergen Veterans Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
  • Kirk Douglas Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Sirchia Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • WWI Veterans Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Civil War Monument: 0.9 mi
  • Polish American Veterans Memorial: 1.2 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 1.2 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums: 40
Artworks: 18
Gardens: 16
Waterfalls: 15
Springs: 13
  • Orenda Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Karista Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Hayes Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Island Spouter: 21.7 mi
  • non-carbonated water: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 12
Cliffs: 11
  • Maclachan Ridge: 5.2 mi
  • Big Nose: 13.8 mi
  • Cave Wall: 21.8 mi
  • Lower Misery Wall: 21.8 mi
  • Water Streak Wall: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 9.3 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 9.5 mi
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 12.1 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Schoharie Crossing Launch: 4.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Guy Park State Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pigeon MountainNNW 331°850 m22.4 mi
Shaker MountainNNW 329°766 m21.2 mi
Panther MountainNNW 334°756 m22.0 mi
PinnacleNNW 334°752 m20.8 mi
Bernhardt MountainNNW 344°699 m15.3 mi
Ferguson MountainNNW 342°670 m14.8 mi
CamelhumpNW 319°668 m21.7 mi
Kane MountainNW 316°666 m22.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:1919:5720:40
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2515:4016:26

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, 13 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • bittersweet nightshade11 obs
  • garlic mustard8 obs
  • dame's rocket7 obs
  • Canada Goose6 obs
  • House Sparrow6 obs
  • Groundhog6 obs
  • purple-flowered raspberry6 obs
  • staghorn sumac6 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipedia

OpenStreetMap element way/949774201

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