Johnstown
Once the heart of American glove manufacturing alongside neighboring Gloversville — the two cities together known as the "Glove Cities" — Johnstown is a small city in New York's Fulton County, set in the Mohawk Valley foothills of the Adirondacks. Named after its colonial founder Sir William Johnson, Superintendent of Indian Affairs and a major general in the Seven Years' War, it has a compact central core with cafés, restaurants, and a concentration of historic churches.
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- Population8,345
- Nearest water from center 0.1 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 5.9 km3.7 mi
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Johnstown: quick answers
Where is Johnstown?
Johnstown is in Fulton County, New York, United States, about 64 km39 miles in a straight line from Albany.
How do you get to Johnstown?
The nearest airport is Schenectady (SCH), about 50 min away by road. The nearest train station is Amsterdam, about 14 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Johnstown?
The warmest month is July, averaging 21°C70°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -6°C21°F. The wettest month is June, with about 119 mm4.7 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Johnstown?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 5 restaurants, 3 cafés and 12 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Johnstown?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Fort Plain and Ballston Spa. Johnstown is listed among the day trips from Albany.