New York State Monument

New York State Monument is a historic site in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 159 m. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Antietam National Battlefield Visitors Center, a museum 0.1 miles away. Antietam Campaign Byway runs past it.
The story
park in the United States of America
Wikidata Q49531286, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 159 m
How to reach it
- On the Antietam Campaign Byway
- On the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 4.5 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 5.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Georgians Overlook · 2 mi
- White Rocks · 6 mi
- Stone Fort · 9 mi
- Maryland Heights Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 5th, 7th and 66th OH: 0.1 mi
- Maryland Monument: 0.1 mi
- 59th New York: 0.1 mi
- 34th NY: 0.2 mi
- Purnell Legion: 0.2 mi
- Hauser Ridge: 0.7 mi
- Nicodemus Heights: 1.0 mi
- Red Hill: 2.8 mi
- Ferry Hill: 3.8 mi
- Devils Backbone: 5.5 mi
- Washington County Agricultural Education Center: 2.7 mi
- Taylor Park: 2.9 mi
- James Rumsey Park: 4.1 mi
- Mount Briar Wetlands Reserve: 4.3 mi
- Shepherdstown Historic District: 4.5 mi
- Lock 40: 2.0 mi
- Lock 39: 2.9 mi
- Lock 38 Path: 4.0 mi
- Antietam Creek Aqueduct: 4.0 mi
- Little House: 4.4 mi
- Antietam National Battlefield Visitors Center: 0.1 mi
- Pry House Field Hospital Museum: 1.6 mi
- Civil War Medical Museum: 1.6 mi
- Hagerstown Model Railroad Museum at Antietam Station: 2.1 mi
- Washington County Rural Heritage Museum: 2.8 mi
- McClellan's Lookup Fire Tower: 3.0 mi
- Yankauer Nature Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Lambs Knoll Fire Tower: 6.6 mi
- Antietam National Battlefield: 6.8 mi
- Brownsville Pond Fish Management Area: 7.8 mi
- Annapolis Rock Spring: 9.6 mi
- Bootjack Spring: 13.5 mi
- Spout Spring: 14.5 mi
- Cooper Springs: 17.6 mi
- Raven Rock Spring: 18.0 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 13.4 mi
- Saint Maria Goretti: 13.7 mi
- Spire: 18.1 mi
- WINDSWEPT: 18.2 mi
- Water Lily Swirl: 18.3 mi
- Dargan Bend: 7.7 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 21.0 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 18.7 mi
- Beach Front: 22.2 mi
- River Access: 24.3 mi
- River Access: 24.9 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 8.3 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 8.4 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 9.5 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 1.9 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 18.2 mi
- Four Square Garden: 2.7 mi
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 23.0 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 14.0 mi
- Clermont Crag: 22.7 mi
- Harmony Grove: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of New York State Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | NE 39° | 654 m | 19.7 mi |
| Hearthstone Mountain | NW 324° | 616 m | 20.4 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | NE 51° | 572 m | 19.1 mi |
| Salamander Rock | ENE 63° | 562 m | 15.4 mi |
| High Rock | NE 38° | 559 m | 19.3 mi |
| Black Rock | NE 49° | 549 m | 10.4 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | NE 54° | 538 m | 9.7 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | ESE 106° | 536 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sharpsburg 5 S, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358239660
Day trips start here
- Sharpsburg · 1 mi
- Shepherdstown · 4 mi
- Boonsboro · 5 mi
- Washington County · 9 mi
- Harpers Ferry · 10 mi
- Middletown · 11 mi
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