- Elevation, modelled
- 6 m
- Tallest summit within 11.3 miles
- Schunnemunk Mountain507 m · 10.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway11.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5003, -73.9828
Dia:Beacon is a museum in New York, at a modelled 6 m. Schunnemunk Mountain stands 507 m to the southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is City of Beacon War Memorial, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
art museum in Beacon, New York
Dates from 2003.
Wikidata Q1207917, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Operated by
- Dia Art Foundation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Dia:Beacon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schunnemunk Mountain | SW 223° | 507 m | 10.2 mi |
| South Beacon Mountain | ESE 123° | 491 m | 2.4 mi |
| North Beacon Mountain | ESE 113° | 465 m | 2.1 mi |
| Bald Hill | E 88° | 456 m | 3.4 mi |
| Lambs Hill | E 97° | 454 m | 2.8 mi |
| Spy Rock | SSW 195° | 441 m | 7.8 mi |
| Bull Hill | SSE 162° | 433 m | 4.5 mi |
| Crows Nest | S 180° | 429 m | 6.3 mi |
- 11.9 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
- 29.4 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 20 mi
- Hawkwatch · 20 mi
- High Exposure · 20 mi
- Pinnacle Rock · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- City of Beacon War Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Tower of Victory: 1.4 mi
- Mount Culian: 1.6 mi
- Beacon Hill Incline Railway Powerhouse: 1.7 mi
- American revolution signal Beacon monument: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- North Beacon Mountain: 2.1 mi
- South Beacon Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Lambs Hill: 2.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Breakneck Ridge: 3.1 mi
Museums: 40
- Motorcyclepedia Museum: 2.6 mi
- National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: 4.4 mi
- Hudson Highlands Nature Center - Wildlife Education Campus: 4.7 mi
- Van Wyck Homestead Museum: 5.1 mi
- Edmonston House: 5.2 mi
Attractions: 34
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 15.1 mi
- Timp-Torne Trail: 15.1 mi
- Ulster County Fair: 17.0 mi
- Huguenot Street Historic District: 18.2 mi
- Historic Huguenot District: 18.2 mi
Beaches: 16
- Canopus Beach: 8.4 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 14.4 mi
- Berean Park Beach: 15.1 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 17.6 mi
- Brick Beach: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- LG waterfall: 12.2 mi
- Saw Mill Falls: 20.8 mi
- Awosting Falls: 20.8 mi
- Peter's Kill Falls: 20.9 mi
- Sheldon Falls: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Wallkill Rest Area: 16.3 mi
- Middletown Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Dicktown: 10.9 mi
- Doodletown: 13.9 mi
- Trapps Mountain Hamlet Historic District: 20.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:45 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
- National Register of Historic Places — Des Moines Art Center, reference 03000063, listed 10/19/04.
- OpenStreetMap record
- Wikipedia
- Wikidata
- Official site
- National Register of Historic Places, reference 03000063
Day trips start here
- Cold Spring · 6 mi
- Highlands · 11 mi
- Putnam County · 13 mi
- Stony Point · 18 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 21 mi
- Ossining · 24 mi
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