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2024-09-16 15 34 04 The Willard Brothers Block along Main Street in Northville, Town of Northampton, Fulton County, New York
Northville, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Northville Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

91Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 92 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 93 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 95 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 90 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
16°C
Rain
4.8 mm

Fri 6 · 95 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sat 7 · 72 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
8°C
Rain
12.3 mm

Sun 8 · 82 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 189, good
  2. Mon 292, good
  3. Tue 393, good
  4. Wed 495, good
  5. Thu 590, good
  6. Fri 695, good
  7. Sat 772, good
  8. Sun 882, good
  9. Mon 983, good
  10. Tue 1086, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Northville Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov89, good5 kn12kn13°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov92, good6 kn14kn16°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov93, good5 kn12kn16°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov95, good6 kn14kn18°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov90, good7 kn14kn16°C4.8 mm
Fri 6Nov95, good2 kn8kn18°C0.3 mm
Sat 7Nov72, good5 kn14kn8°C12.3 mm
Sun 8Nov82, good6 kn17kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov83, good3 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov86, good2 kn10kn12°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Northville Boat Launch

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Northville. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,200–US$2,180 each

about US$1,200–US$2,180 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to ALB, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$154–US$328
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$375
Totalabout US$1,200–US$2,180

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Northville

Closest

Northville

2 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Northville · Booking.com

About Northville its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 5h 20m

About 5h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → ALB, direct, then 1h 25m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits