Park · New York
Schenectady Park
Schenectady Park is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 104 m. Henry Hill stands 659 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mt. Pleasant Fields, a park 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Trail passes 0.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 104 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.80160, -73.93559
- 0.6 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 1.0 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 10.4 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 13.1 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lock 7 Dam · 5 mi
- Mohawk River view · 10 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 27 mi
- Eagle Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Mt. Pleasant Fields: 0.3 mi
- Quackenbush Park: 0.3 mi
- Michigan Avenue Park: 0.3 mi
- Sankofa Sculpture Park: 0.4 mi
- Pulaski Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- Pulaski: 0.6 mi
- Klondike Stairs: 0.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 0.6 mi
- WWI Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Cristopher Columbus: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Woodlawn Preserve: 2.8 mi
- City of Schenectady: 2.8 mi
- Town of Niskayuna: 3.1 mi
- MHLC: 3.1 mi
- Stanford Park: 3.1 mi
Peaks
- Glenville Hill: 7.8 mi
- Settles Hill: 8.1 mi
- Glenville Hill: 9.5 mi
- Swart Hill: 11.7 mi
- Patton Hill: 12.4 mi
Museums: 56
- Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci): 0.7 mi
- Schenectady History Museum: 1.3 mi
- Empire State Aerosciences Museum: 4.1 mi
- Niskayuna Railroad Station: 5.9 mi
- Mabee Farm Historic Site: 6.6 mi
Gardens: 40
- Sycamore Collaborative Hulett Street Farm: 0.3 mi
- Octopus's Orchard: 1.0 mi
- Octopus's Garden: 1.0 mi
- Mrs. Perkin's Garden: 1.0 mi
- Central Park Rose Garden: 1.2 mi
Waterfalls: 35
- Jacob's Ladder Falls: 5.2 mi
- First Falls: 5.2 mi
- Third Falls: 5.2 mi
- Second Falls: 5.2 mi
- Sergeant Falls: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 34
- The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 0.8 mi
- President Chester Arthur Grave: 12.1 mi
- Stanford Mausoleum: 12.2 mi
- Daniel Manning Grave: 12.2 mi
- Stephen Van Rensselaer Grave: 12.2 mi
Artworks: 33
- Harriet Tubman: 0.9 mi
- William Seward: 0.9 mi
- Boy Scouts of America 40th Anniversary Crusade to Strengthen the Arms of Liberty Statue of Liberty: 1.1 mi
- Chester Arthur: 1.2 mi
- The U: 1.2 mi
Springs: 15
- Spring Avenue Spring: 14.3 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 16.5 mi
- Karista Spring: 18.4 mi
- Tallulah Spring: 18.4 mi
- non-carbonated water: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Cave Wall: 10.4 mi
- Lower Misery Wall: 10.5 mi
- Water Streak Wall: 10.5 mi
- Mahican Wall: 10.5 mi
- Fern Garden: 10.6 mi
Beaches: 6
- Collins Park Beach: 1.9 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 11.6 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 15.3 mi
- Brown's Beach: 16.1 mi
- Waterfront: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 16.2 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Schoharie Crossing Launch: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Schenectady Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Hill | SW 218° | 659 m | 21.9 mi |
| Cannady Hill | SW 229° | 645 m | 20.6 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SW 235° | 643 m | 20.6 mi |
| North Hill | SW 215° | 606 m | 21.7 mi |
| Cook Hill | SW 222° | 604 m | 21.6 mi |
| Unchachogue Creek | SW 220° | 597 m | 19.6 mi |
| Rundy Cup Mountain | WSW 237° | 570 m | 19.8 mi |
| Filkins Hill | SSW 208° | 550 m | 15.8 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 | 20:38 |
| 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, 8 mi away.
- Monarch42 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee37 obs
- Northern Cardinal27 obs
- Norway maple25 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle24 obs
- Black Swallowtail24 obs
- Spongy Moth23 obs
- box elder22 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/401044887
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