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Tri-State Marker

Tri-State Marker, a historic site in New York
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Tri-State Marker, a historic site in New York
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Tri-State Marker, a historic site in New York
Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tri-State Marker, a historic site in New York
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Tri-State Marker is a historic site in New York, at a recorded elevation of 654 m. Mount Everett stands 793 m to the northeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Frissell, a peak 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 21 miles off.

Tripoint boundary marker for Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York

About

The story

tripoint boundary marker for Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York

Dates from 1898.

Wikidata Q131294087, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
654 m
Inscription
THE NORTH SIDE IS INSCRIBED 'MASS', THE SOUTH SIDE IS INSCRIBED 'NEW YORK', THE WEST SIDE IS INSCRIBED '1898' AND THE EAST SIDE IS UNMARKED.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.04954, -73.48734

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Garrett Garden and Green: 3.8 mi
  • East Twin Lake Water Access: 5.3 mi
  • Copake Town Park: 5.4 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 5.6 mi
  • Salisbury Village Open Space: 5.8 mi
Museums: 35
Historic sites: 30
Artworks: 28
  • Newsboy Statue: 11.0 mi
  • Liebowitz Letter: 12.2 mi
  • Naked Lady: 12.4 mi
  • Diving Lady: 12.7 mi
  • Divine Mercy: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 27
  • Sages Ravine Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Sages Ravine Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Bear Rock Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Sages Ravine Brook Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Riga Falls: 3.4 mi
Gardens: 18
Attractions: 16
Cliffs: 15
  • Devil’s Pulpit: 15.5 mi
  • The Beech: 21.6 mi
  • Space Invaders: 21.6 mi
  • Squirrel Wall: 21.6 mi
  • Cloud Buttress: 21.6 mi
Beaches: 9
Picnic sites: 2
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 4.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Springs: 1
  • Cannavo Spring: 23.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Tri-State Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount EverettNE 38°793 m4.6 mi
Mount FrissellENE 67°747 m0.3 mi
Mount AshleyNE 36°725 m1.1 mi
Mount RaceNE 52°723 m3.6 mi
Bear MountainE 101°708 m1.7 mi
Brace MountainSW 217°706 m0.4 mi
South Brace MountainSSW 194°702 m0.7 mi
Round MountainE 95°695 m0.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1919:5120:34
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:2015:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634475766717062504030
Precip in3.12.33.33.34.64.33.83.84.54.22.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copake, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/75427609

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