Waterfalls
Research 5 waterfalls within weekend reach of Albany, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Albany. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Albany. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Albany, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Cohoes Falls is Waterfall on the Mohawk River between Cohoes and Waterford, nearby north of Albany. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Cohoes Falls, about 16 km (10 mi) from Albany
Image credit: Image: bobistraveling / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Barberville Falls is a waterfall reachable from Albany as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Barberville Falls, about 19 km (12 mi) from Albany
Image credit: Image: Barberville_Falls_Poesten_Kill.jpg / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Plotter Kill Preserve is a waterfall reachable from Albany as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Plotter Kill Preserve, about 30 km (19 mi) from Albany
Image credit: Image: Jess Mann / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Kaaterskill Falls is Two-stage waterfall in the eastern Catskill Mountains, nearby southwest of Albany. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Kaaterskill Falls, about 56 km (35 mi) from Albany
Image credit: Image: Mwanner / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Bash Bish Falls is a waterfall reachable from Albany as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Bash Bish Falls, about 64 km (40 mi) from Albany
Image credit: Image: Tom Walsh / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0