Moravian Christian Mission Monument
Moravian Christian Mission Monument is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Mount Frissell stands 747 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Conklin Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
The story
Mission station in New York, United States.
Dates from 1740.
Wikidata Q14707001, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 22.9 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- White Dot · 24 mi
- Pinnacle Rock · 29 mi
- Sentinel Rock · 29 mi
- Hayes Lookout · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Conklin Hill: 0.5 mi
- Carpenter Hill: 2.0 mi
- Dolphin Hill: 2.2 mi
- Stissing Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Little Stissing Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Stissing Lake Park: 2.2 mi
- Stissing Mountain Multiple Use Area: 2.9 mi
- Wilcox Memorial Park: 4.3 mi
- Stanford Recreation Park: 6.1 mi
- Stanford Skate Park: 6.1 mi
- Stissing Mountain: 2.0 mi
- FOSL: 2.2 mi
- Buttercup Farm Audubon Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Von Ahn Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Centennial Watershed State Forest: 8.8 mi
- War Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Folly: 8.4 mi
- Lime Kiln: 8.8 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 10.9 mi
- Patriot Burials: 11.8 mi
- Gay-Holt House Museum: 10.1 mi
- Holley Williams House Museum: 10.7 mi
- Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum: 11.2 mi
- The Story Studio: 12.1 mi
- Center For Curatorial Studies and Hessel Museum of Art: 14.5 mi
- Riga Falls: 10.7 mi
- Sages Ravine Falls: 12.7 mi
- Sages Ravine Brook Falls: 13.5 mi
- Bear Rock Falls: 13.5 mi
- Bash Bish Falls: 14.1 mi
- Diving Lady: 13.1 mi
- Parliament of Reality: 14.2 mi
- America: 14.3 mi
- Stargon: 14.4 mi
- Wishbone: 14.6 mi
- Old Dutch Village Garden Club: 12.1 mi
- Innisfree Garden: 14.0 mi
- The Anna Jones Meditation Garden: 14.3 mi
- Bard Community Garden: 14.4 mi
- Formal Gardens: 14.6 mi
- East Beach: 10.3 mi
- West Beach: 10.5 mi
- Ulster Landing Beach: 15.7 mi
- South Landing: 15.8 mi
- West Landing: 15.8 mi
- wings castle: 7.5 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 11.1 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 13.1 mi
- Dover Stone Church: 14.8 mi
- Hudson River Cruises: 17.3 mi
- Trap Cliff: 14.8 mi
- Grand Staircase: 17.3 mi
- Indian Rock: 17.7 mi
- Pine Ledge: 17.8 mi
- Bard Rock: 18.2 mi
- Dudley Town: 18.0 mi
- Questing: 23.7 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 15.5 mi
- Saugerties Lighthouse: 16.8 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Moravian Christian Mission Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Frissell | NE 50° | 747 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Ashley | NE 48° | 725 m | 11.9 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NE 56° | 708 m | 12.0 mi |
| Brace Mountain | NE 50° | 706 m | 10.4 mi |
| South Brace Mountain | NE 52° | 702 m | 10.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | NE 51° | 695 m | 11.3 mi |
| Alander Mountain | NE 37° | 680 m | 12.2 mi |
| Gridley Mountain | NE 56° | 668 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rhinebeck 4SE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4738773489
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 23 mi
- Monterey · 28 mi
- Stockbridge · 29 mi
- Berkshires · 30 mi
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