Town of Ballston Recreation Area
Town of Ballston Recreation Area is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 78 m. Spruce Mountain stands 612 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballston Creek Preserve, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 7.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 78 m
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 8.9 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 10.6 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 19.7 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lock 7 Dam · 10 mi
- Mohawk River view · 12 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 16 mi
- Eagle Point · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ballston Creek Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Ballston Creek Preserve: 1.2 mi
- North Woods Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Saratoga Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 3.4 mi
- 100 Acre Woods: 4.2 mi
- Shenantaha Creek Park: 1.5 mi
- Reita Park: 2.1 mi
- Anchor Diamond Park: 2.2 mi
- Round Lake Park: 3.1 mi
- Wiswall Park: 3.1 mi
- New York State Submariners Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 3.1 mi
- Malta Veterans Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Family Cemetery: 6.4 mi
- Country Club: 6.5 mi
- Pelton Hill: 5.8 mi
- Cornell Hill: 5.9 mi
- Snake Hill: 6.7 mi
- Glenville Hill: 8.3 mi
- Baptist Hill: 9.8 mi
- Brookside Museum: 3.1 mi
- National Bottle Museum: 3.2 mi
- Charlton Historical Society Museum: 5.7 mi
- Saratoga Automobile Museum: 7.3 mi
- Empire State Aerosciences Museum: 7.8 mi
- Malta Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Mr.Haas's Garden: 8.4 mi
- Community Garden: 9.6 mi
- Alumni Memorial Garden: 10.3 mi
- Jackson's Garden: 10.3 mi
- Third Falls: 6.6 mi
- Second Falls: 6.6 mi
- First Falls: 6.7 mi
- Swatling Falls: 9.3 mi
- Jacob's Ladder Falls: 11.8 mi
- Welcome To Saratoga Springs: 9.0 mi
- Devils Armchair: 9.1 mi
- Standard Time: 9.3 mi
- The U: 10.3 mi
- Chester Arthur: 10.4 mi
- Saratoga Race Course: Backstretch tour: 8.9 mi
- Beekman Street Arts District: 8.9 mi
- Yaddo Gardens: 9.1 mi
- Congress Park Carousel: 9.1 mi
- Whitney Viewing Stand: 9.3 mi
- Karista Spring: 6.8 mi
- Tallulah Spring: 6.9 mi
- non-carbonated water: 6.9 mi
- Polaris: 6.9 mi
- Hayes Spring: 6.9 mi
- Maclachan Ridge: 13.0 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 13.7 mi
- Cave Wall: 22.0 mi
- Lower Misery Wall: 22.0 mi
- Water Streak Wall: 22.0 mi
- Brown's Beach: 5.8 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 10.6 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 17.1 mi
- Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 21.1 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 23.1 mi
- Nature Center Pavillion: 20.3 mi
- Schoharie Crossing Launch: 22.2 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 6.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Town of Ballston Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Mountain | N 351° | 612 m | 18.1 mi |
| Fitch Hill | N 350° | 605 m | 20.5 mi |
| Hedgehog Mountain | N 354° | 601 m | 18.9 mi |
| Miner Hill | NNW 340° | 526 m | 20.0 mi |
| Redmond Hill | N 354° | 507 m | 20.6 mi |
| Nick Mountain | NNW 346° | 501 m | 20.5 mi |
| Bald Bluff | NW 318° | 500 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mount Anthony | N 359° | 496 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:55 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
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 | 23 | 26 | 35 | 48 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saratoga Springs 4 SW, 6 mi away.
- Common Garter Snake20 obs
- cardinal flower17 obs
- Eastern Newt14 obs
- Green Frog14 obs
- Dutchman's breeches11 obs
- round-lobed hepatica11 obs
- red trillium10 obs
- Ebony Jewelwing10 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 node/357646551
Day trips start here
- Ballston Spa · 3 mi
- Capital District · 5 mi
- Clifton Park · 6 mi
- Saratoga Springs · 9 mi
- Schenectady · 12 mi
- Cohoes · 15 mi
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