Land Use Data for Latitude 42.75 Longitude -73.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
Map| Saratoga National Historical Park |
Agricultural Land Uses
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)Urban land
Ecosystems
Temperate humidTemperate drylands
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsMaize
Growing Period (days)
150 to 179180 to 209
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Luvisols
Podzols
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
00 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Limestone, General | |
| Albany Clay Pit | Clay |
| Albany Gravel Plant (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Aqueduct Schenectady Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Beberwick Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| C.E. Wicks Mill (Processing Plant) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| C.E. Wicks Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Campbell Mountain Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Campbell Mountain Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Castleton Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Cohoes | Bloating Material |
| Cohoes Clay Pit | Clay |
| Cohoes Mine (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Cohoes Mine and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Collins Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Crescent Clay Pit | Clay |
| Crystal Hill Deposit | Quartz |
| Eagle Mills Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| East Greenbush Clay Pit | Clay |
| East Nassau Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Fanes Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Fort Ferry Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Guilderland Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Haight Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Hemstreet Park Clay Pit | Clay |
| James H. Malloy, Inc. (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Kenneth Morris Pit and Plant (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Mechcanicville Clay Pit | Clay |
| Melrose Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General |
| New Salem Deposit | Sulfur |
| Niskayuna Clay Pit | Clay |
| North Troy Clay Pit | Clay |
| Olivers Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Pollock Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Quackenkill Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Ravenna Quarry & Cement Plant (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Reed Bank (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Rensselear Clay Pit | Clay |
| Round Lake Clay Pit | Clay |
| Route 20 Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Route 66 Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Rupert Road Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Scotia Sand and Gravel Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Shufelt Road Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| South Bethlehem Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| South Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Starr Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Town of Bethlehem,Rupert Road Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Troy Clay Pit | Clay |
| Troy Plant (Processing Plant) | Perlite |
| Troy Sand and Gravel Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Troy Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Verdun Clay Pit | Clay |
| Wagner Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Willow Glen Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.