- Elevation, modelled
- 37 m
- Tallest summit within 21.9 miles
- Rounds Mountain683 m · 21.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Mohawk Towpath Byway8.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 42.6576, -73.7511
Van Rensselaer Park is a park in New York, at a modelled 37 m. Rounds Mountain stands 683 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Joseph's Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 8.6 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Van Rensselaer Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rounds Mountain | ESE 106° | 683 m | 21.9 mi |
| Rocky Hill | E 91° | 625 m | 18.9 mi |
| Perigo Hill | E 87° | 571 m | 14.5 mi |
| Buck Rock | E 95° | 562 m | 18.5 mi |
| The Gipfel | E 96° | 561 m | 14.4 mi |
| Filkins Hill | WSW 257° | 550 m | 17.3 mi |
| Johnson Hill | ESE 108° | 537 m | 15.4 mi |
| Dickinson Hill | ENE 61° | 537 m | 19.5 mi |
- 8.6 mi off the Mohawk Towpath BywayNational
- 9.9 mi off the Lakes to Locks PassageNational
- 14.2 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 20.7 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mohawk River view · 10 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 11 mi
- Williamstown view · 27 mi
- The Hopper · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Saint Joseph's Park: 0.1 mi
- Old School # 5 Park: 0.1 mi
- Ten Broeck Mansion: 0.1 mi
- North Swan Street Park: 0.1 mi
- Federal Plaza: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
- Raoul Wallenberg: 0.3 mi
- Crime Victims Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Pemberton Corner: 0.4 mi
- Joseph Henry: 0.4 mi
- Albany Vietnam War Memorial: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Tivoli Nature Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Sage Estate Preserve: 2.5 mi
- The Bio-Reserve: 3.0 mi
- Normanskill Preserve: 3.1 mi
- MHLC: 3.3 mi
Peaks
- Olcott Hill: 2.4 mi
- Rysedorph Hill: 2.7 mi
- Teller Hill: 3.6 mi
- Grandview Hill: 4.1 mi
- Hallenbeck Hill: 5.8 mi
Museums: 47
Waterfalls: 37
- Corning Cascade Falls: 4.3 mi
- Lower Burden Falls: 4.4 mi
- Upper Burden Falls: 4.4 mi
- Lower Burden Falls: 5.0 mi
- Smart's Cascade: 5.0 mi
Gardens: 35
- Ten Broeck Mansion Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 0.4 mi
- Edna Joyce Garden of Hope: 0.4 mi
- People's Park: 0.9 mi
- Yolles Contemplation Garden: 1.0 mi
Artworks: 30
- Mayor Thomas Whalen III: 0.4 mi
- I love NY: 0.5 mi
- Wild Rice: 0.6 mi
- The Cathedral Evening: 0.6 mi
- Geometric Mouse: 0.6 mi
Attractions: 28
- Alive at Five Summer Concert Series: 0.4 mi
- State Education Building Tours: 0.4 mi
- New York State Capitol Tour: 0.5 mi
- Empire State Plaza: 0.7 mi
- New York State Museum Carousel: 0.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Crystal Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 9.2 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 12.5 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 13.6 mi
- Cave Wall: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 7
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 9.4 mi
- Waterfront: 11.7 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 14.8 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 15.6 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 4.7 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 11.0 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 15.2 mi
Springs: 3
- Spring Avenue Spring: 5.5 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 12.6 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 23.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:39 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 7 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Rensselaer · 1 mi
- Watervliet · 5 mi
- Troy · 6 mi
- Cohoes · 8 mi
- Schenectady · 14 mi
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