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Rynex Kill Falls

Rynex Kill Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Rynex Kill Falls is a waterfall in New York, at a modelled elevation of 227 m. Henry Hill stands 659 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Plotter Kill Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Trail passes 2.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
12 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.83093, -74.04723

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
  • Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 23: 3.1 mi
  • Schenectady County Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 4.9 mi
  • Burr Bridge Abutment: 5.0 mi
  • Lawrence the Indian: 5.2 mi
  • Thomas Edison and Charles Steinmetz: 5.2 mi
Gardens: 40
Nature reserves
  • Plotter Kill Nature Preserve: 0.4 mi
  • Rotterdam Preserve: 2.3 mi
  • Sanders Preserve: 4.4 mi
  • Duanesburg Town Forest: 5.6 mi
  • Schenectady County Forest Preserve: 5.9 mi
Artworks: 34
  • GE Wind Turbine Blade: 4.7 mi
  • Boy Scouts of America 40th Anniversary Crusade to Strengthen the Arms of Liberty Statue of Liberty: 5.2 mi
  • William Seward: 5.6 mi
  • Harriet Tubman: 5.6 mi
  • Chester Arthur: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 34
  • The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 5.5 mi
  • Open Seating: 16.7 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 16.8 mi
  • President Chester Arthur Grave: 18.0 mi
  • Stanford Mausoleum: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 28
Springs: 15
  • Bathtub Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Karista Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Hayes Spring: 19.5 mi
  • non-carbonated water: 19.5 mi
  • Island Spouter: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Maclachan Ridge: 8.4 mi
  • Cave Wall: 11.6 mi
  • Lower Misery Wall: 11.6 mi
  • Water Streak Wall: 11.7 mi
  • Mahican Wall: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 5
Rest areas: 5
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 14.1 mi
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 19.2 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 19.4 mi
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 21.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Schoharie Crossing Launch: 14.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Rynex Kill Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Henry HillSSW659 m20.9 mi
East Hill SSSW654 m23.5 mi
Cannady HillSSW645 m18.4 mi
Cotton HillSW643 m17.9 mi
Garver HillSSW629 m22.0 mi
North HillSSW606 m21.0 mi
Cook HillSSW604 m20.2 mi
Unchachogue CreekSSW597 m18.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:09
June solstice05:1819:5620:39
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2415:4016:26

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, 8 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs7,3946,6219,78412,3266,8465,0103,7752,9022,9714,6605,9188,673

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Mohawk River AT Freeman's Bridge AT Schenectady NY, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4976443657

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