The U

The U: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The U

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach The U — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.81790, -73.92554. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The U

• Museum of Innovation and Science · museum · Bennington · ~1 km · Must-see
• Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 23, Old Erie Canal · park · Schenectady · ~6 km · Must-see
• Woodlawn Preserve · sanctuary · Bennington · ~7 km · Must-see
• Niskayuna Reformed Church · church · Schenectady · ~11 km · Must-see
• Plotter Kill Preserve · sanctuary · Rutland · ~11 km · Must-see
• Shenendehowa United Methodist Church · church · Saratoga · ~14 km · Must-see
• Albany Pine Bush · sanctuary · Bennington · ~18 km · Must-see
• Rensselaer Lake · lake · Bennington · ~19 km · Must-see
• Featherstonhaugh Lake · lake · Rutland · ~19 km · Must-see
• Round Lake · lake · Bennington · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cohoes Falls · waterfall · Bennington · ~23 km · Must-see
• Christman Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Schenectady · ~23 km · Must-see
• Thacher State Park · park · Albany · ~24 km · Must-see
• Buckingham Lake · lake · Albany · ~25 km · Must-see
• Buckingham Lake · lake · Bennington · ~25 km · Must-see
• Peebles Island State Park · park · Saratoga · ~25 km · Must-see
• Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church · church · Albany · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mohawk Valley · viewpoint · Bennington · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The U

Other other attractions near The U

• USS Slater · attraction · Albany · ~30 km · Must-see
• WCSS-AM (Amsterdam) · attraction · Montgomery · ~32 km · Must-see
• Burt Henry Covered Bridge · attraction · Bennington · ~70 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain Racetrack · attraction · Bennington · ~71 km · Must-see
• Old Blenheim Covered Bridge · attraction · Schoharie · ~71 km · Must-see
• Paper Mill Village Bridge · attraction · Bennington · ~72 km · Must-see
• Hyde Hall Covered Bridge · attraction · Otsego · ~96 km · Must-see
• Opus 40 · attraction · Ulster · ~107 km · Must-see
• Sheffield Covered Bridge · attraction · Berkshire · ~113 km · Must-see
• Bridge of Flowers · attraction · Franklin · ~125 km · Must-see

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