The distance from Buffalo, NY to Albany, NY is 471 km.
Since Polaris is (more or less) directly over the celestial pole, for any point in the northern hemisiphere it will be a number of degrees above the (theoretical) horizon equivalent to the latitude of the location you're observing it from. Its altitude above the actual horizon may be different, due the fact that the Earth isn't a perfect sphere.
There are about 260.552 miles between Buffalo, NY and Albany, NY.
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The Erie Canal connected Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo.
The Erie Canal connected Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo.
The Erie Canal started in Albany. Ships came up the Hudson River to Albany. Then they traveled on the canal from Albany to Buffalo.
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The Erie Canal.