Burial Ground

Burial Ground: 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 heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Burial Ground

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Burial Ground — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.39511, -73.70486. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Burial Ground

• Martin Van Buren National Historic Site · park · Columbia · ~4 km · Must-see
• Hudson River Islands State Park · park · Columbia · ~13 km · Must-see
• Schodack Island State Park · sanctuary · Rensselaer · ~14 km · Must-see
• Coxsackie Reservoir · lake · Greene · ~17 km · Must-see
• St. Peter's Presbyterian Church · church · Columbia · ~19 km · Must-see
• Nassau Lake Dam · lake · Rensselaer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hudson–Athens Lighthouse · beach · Greene · ~23 km · Must-see
• Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack · church · Columbia · ~23 km · Must-see
• Joachim Staats House and Gerrit Staats Ruin · fort · Rensselaer · ~25 km · Must-see
• Valley Paper Mill Chimney and Site · fort · Albany · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount McGregor · viewpoint · Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
• New York Mahayana Temple · Buddhist site · Greene · ~27 km · Must-see
• Olana State Historic Site · park · Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
• King Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~28 km · Must-see
• Alcove Reservoir · lake · Albany · ~28 km · Must-see
• Murder Bridge Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~28 km · Must-see
• Thomas Cole National Historic Site · sanctuary · Greene · ~29 km · Must-see
• Queechy Lake · lake · Columbia · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Burial Ground

Other forts & heritage near Burial Ground

• Joachim Staats House and Gerrit Staats Ruin · fort · Rensselaer · ~25 km · Must-see
• Valley Paper Mill Chimney and Site · fort · Albany · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fort Orange · fort · Albany · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fort Frederick · fort · Bennington · ~36 km · Must-see
• Albany Pump Station · fort · Albany · ~36 km · Must-see
• Naumkeag Garden · fort · Berkshire · ~42 km · Must-see
• Saugerties Lighthouse · fort · Ulster · ~51 km · Must-see
• Devils Tombstone · fort · Greene · ~61 km · Must-see
• Stafford Hill Memorial · fort · Berkshire · ~65 km · Must-see
• Hail to the Sunrise · fort · Franklin · ~88 km · Must-see

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