Hail to the Sunrise
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Hail to the Sunrise is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Crum Hill stands 863 m to the northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hail to the Sunrise Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Mohawk Trail - MA runs past it.
monument to the Five Indian Nations of the Mohawk Trail
The story
Hail to the Sunrise is the name of a monument in Charlemont, Massachusetts, United States. The monument features a prominent statue of a Mohawk warrior and the Max Eninger Memorial Pool. Completed in 1932 by the Improved Order of Red Men, it is a major feature of Mohawk Park, a roadside park located beside Massachusetts Route 2, the Mohawk Trail.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q5639201, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Hail to the Sunrise - In Memory of the Mohawk Indian
How to reach it
- On the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 7.1 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 11.0 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 15.3 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Rock · 8 mi
- Western Summit · 9 mi
- Hot Point · 9 mi
- Hairpin Turn · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hail to the Sunrise Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- Mohawk Park: 0.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Field: 9.5 mi
- Belding Memorial Park: 9.6 mi
- Field Field: 9.7 mi
- Thumper Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Blueberry Peak: 1.1 mi
- Warfield Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Hawks Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Todd Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Schuster Cr: 1.0 mi
- Meek Cr: 2.6 mi
- Rowe Town Forest: 2.6 mi
- Maxwell Brook Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
- Tunnel Road Conservation Area: 3.5 mi
- Quarried Stones: 0.9 mi
- Hoosac Tunnel East Test Portal: 4.9 mi
- Cellarhole: 5.1 mi
- Plow: 5.2 mi
- Bee Hive Kiln: 5.6 mi
- Kemp-McCarthy Memorial Museum: 3.6 mi
- Browning Bench Agricultural Museum: 4.1 mi
- Buckland Historical Museum: 7.0 mi
- Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 9.2 mi
- Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum: 9.8 mi
- Hoosac Range: 7.7 mi
- Witts Ledge: 11.0 mi
- Raven Rocks: 11.4 mi
- Roaring Falls: 22.4 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 22.8 mi
- Tannery Falls: 4.7 mi
- Twin Cascade: 5.2 mi
- Lower Peck's Falls: 11.5 mi
- Peck's Falls: 11.6 mi
- Money Brook Falls: 13.0 mi
- Antique Truck: 1.2 mi
- Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster: 2.3 mi
- Bridge of Flowers: 9.1 mi
- rock scramble: 9.6 mi
- hole in wall: 9.7 mi
- McKinley Statue: 10.6 mi
- Susan B. Anthony: 10.6 mi
- Mr. Bling: 11.0 mi
- C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 11.2 mi
- The Wind Chimes: 13.3 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 9.6 mi
- Campers Beach: 9.6 mi
- The Ledges: 13.6 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 17.2 mi
- David Musante Beach: 22.4 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 15.4 mi
- Buxton Garden: 16.9 mi
- Hatfield Community Garden: 24.5 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 15.6 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 22.1 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 24.9 mi
- Day Use Area: 1.7 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Hail to the Sunrise. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crum Hill | NW 312° | 863 m | 7.3 mi |
| Blackpoll Mountain | NW 311° | 838 m | 8.6 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | NW 314° | 821 m | 6.5 mi |
| Bakke Mountain | NW 318° | 780 m | 9.0 mi |
| Borden Mountain | WSW 245° | 761 m | 6.4 mi |
| Jillson Hill | NNE 13° | 677 m | 7.4 mi |
| Streeter Hill | NNE 15° | 674 m | 8.1 mi |
| Flat Rock Hill | WNW 291° | 668 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 21 | 29 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 57 | 45 | 36 | 26 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Hawley, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4995187272
Day trips start here
- Florida · 5 mi
- Adams · 10 mi
- North Adams · 11 mi
- Charlemont · 12 mi
- Erving · 12 mi
- Montague · 12 mi
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