Waterfall · New York
Star Falls
Star Falls is a waterfall in New York, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Petersburg Mountain stands 708 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Buttermilk Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 12 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.70259, -74.04596
- 6.0 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 9.1 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 9.3 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 19.6 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lock 7 Dam · 13 mi
- Mohawk River view · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Settles Hill: 2.6 mi
- Filkins Hill: 7.3 mi
- Cole Hill: 7.4 mi
- Irish Hill: 7.4 mi
- Wolf Hill: 8.1 mi
Parks
- Schilling Park: 0.6 mi
- Orsini Park: 0.7 mi
- Angel Park: 0.7 mi
- Bozenkill Park: 1.2 mi
- Old Atamont Orchard Field: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Christman Memorial: 4.9 mi
- fallen chimney: 8.0 mi
- foundations of barn: 8.1 mi
- Klondike Stairs: 8.7 mi
- Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 23: 8.7 mi
Museums: 50
- Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center: 3.3 mi
- Thacher Park Visitor Center: 3.6 mi
- Frederick House Historical Site: 4.1 mi
- Berne Museum: 7.0 mi
- Schenectady History Museum: 9.3 mi
Gardens: 37
- Sycamore Collaborative Hulett Street Farm: 9.0 mi
- Central Park Rose Garden: 9.7 mi
- Central Park Greenhouse: 9.7 mi
- Octopus's Garden: 9.8 mi
- Octopus's Orchard: 9.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Bozen Kill Preserve: 0.9 mi
- future preserve: 2.0 mi
- Hudson and Nancy Winn Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Black Creek WMA: 4.3 mi
- Vosburgh Trails: 4.8 mi
Artworks: 30
- GE Wind Turbine Blade: 8.4 mi
- Boy Scouts of America 40th Anniversary Crusade to Strengthen the Arms of Liberty Statue of Liberty: 9.2 mi
- William Seward: 9.5 mi
- Harriet Tubman: 9.5 mi
- Chester Arthur: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 28
- The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 9.2 mi
- Open Seating: 9.9 mi
- Pine Hollow Arboretum: 10.8 mi
- Tulip Festival: 14.4 mi
- New York State Museum Carousel: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 27
- Buttermilk Falls: 0.2 mi
- Minelot Falls: 3.8 mi
- Bozen KIll Falls: 4.2 mi
- French Hollow Falls: 4.5 mi
- Horton Falls: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Cave Wall: 2.9 mi
- Lower Misery Wall: 3.0 mi
- Water Streak Wall: 3.0 mi
- Mahican Wall: 3.0 mi
- Fern Garden: 3.1 mi
Beaches: 5
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 3.4 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 9.6 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 13.6 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 21.2 mi
- Brown's Beach: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 15.2 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 22.8 mi
- I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Bathtub Spring: 10.4 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 18.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Schoharie Crossing Launch: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Star Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petersburg Mountain | WSW 257° | 708 m | 21.0 mi |
| Henry Hill | SW 216° | 659 m | 13.1 mi |
| East Hill S | SW 224° | 654 m | 16.4 mi |
| Cannady Hill | SW 236° | 645 m | 11.9 mi |
| Cotton Hill | WSW 246° | 643 m | 12.3 mi |
| Armlin Hill | SW 233° | 642 m | 19.6 mi |
| Gates Hill | SW 231° | 642 m | 19.6 mi |
| Garver Hill | SW 221° | 629 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:55 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 23 | 31 | 45 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Delanson 2NE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12735215491
Day trips start here
- Schenectady · 9 mi
- Albany · 15 mi
- Clifton Park · 16 mi
- Rensselaer · 16 mi
- Watervliet · 17 mi
- Cohoes · 18 mi
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