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Mother and Child at the Mohawk River

Mother and Child at the Mohawk River from directly overhead

Mother and Child at the Mohawk River is an artwork in New York, at a modelled elevation of 81 m. Shaker Mountain stands 766 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Waterfall Gate, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Trail runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.93513, -74.19535

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • South Side Veterans Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • James T. Bergen Veterans Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Riverlink Park: 0.2 mi
  • John A. Sampone Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Kirk Douglas Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
  • 9/11 Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Polish American Veterans Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 0.6 mi
  • Sirchia Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Amsterdam Veterans Memorial: 1.0 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums: 41
Artworks: 17
Waterfalls: 17
Gardens: 16
Springs: 13
  • Karista Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Orenda Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Hayes Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Island Spouter: 21.3 mi
  • non-carbonated water: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 12
Cliffs: 11
  • Maclachan Ridge: 4.5 mi
  • Big Nose: 14.3 mi
  • Cave Wall: 20.7 mi
  • Lower Misery Wall: 20.8 mi
  • Water Streak Wall: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 10.1 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 10.3 mi
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 12.8 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 21.6 mi
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Schoharie Crossing Launch: 4.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Mother and Child at the Mohawk River. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shaker MountainNNW 329°766 m22.2 mi
Panther MountainNNW 333°756 m23.1 mi
PinnacleNNW 334°752 m21.9 mi
Bernhardt MountainNNW 342°699 m16.3 mi
Ferguson MountainNNW 340°670 m15.8 mi
CamelhumpNW 319°668 m22.8 mi
Peters MountainNNW 348°656 m17.8 mi
Sheeley MountainNW 314°653 m21.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:1919:5720:40
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2515:4016:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222331455765706861483827
Precip in2.62.43.33.43.55.04.54.13.64.42.83.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Delanson 2NE, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7399206247

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