- Elevation, modelled
- 274 m
- Tallest summit within 11.1 miles
- South Beacon Mountain491 m · 7.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway20.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4852, -73.7940
Great Buddha Hall is a museum in New York, at a modelled 274 m. South Beacon Mountain stands 491 m to the west, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Dicktown, a ghost town 1.2 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Great Buddha Hall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Beacon Mountain | W 268° | 491 m | 7.8 mi |
| North Beacon Mountain | W 272° | 465 m | 7.8 mi |
| Bald Hill | W 280° | 456 m | 6.5 mi |
| Lambs Hill | W 276° | 454 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bull Hill | WSW 249° | 433 m | 9.0 mi |
| Crows Nest | WSW 242° | 429 m | 11.1 mi |
| Storm King Mountain | WSW 251° | 411 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Egbert | NE 44° | 405 m | 7.6 mi |
- 20.8 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
- 27.9 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 28.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Rock · 27 mi
- High Exposure · 27 mi
- Thurston Rock · 27 mi
- Hayes Lookout · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Shenandoah Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Dick Hill: 1.8 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Hosner Mountain: 3.2 mi
- California Hill: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
- The Mt. Beacon Eight: 6.9 mi
- Sybil Ludington Statue: 7.3 mi
- chimney: 7.5 mi
- American revolution signal Beacon monument: 7.8 mi
- Beacon Hill Incline Railway Powerhouse: 8.2 mi
Museums: 45
- Van Wyck Homestead Museum: 5.6 mi
- Magazzino: 7.3 mi
- Boscobel House: 9.1 mi
- Putnam History Museum: 9.4 mi
- Schoolhouse Museum: 9.4 mi
Beaches: 15
- Canopus Beach: 1.9 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 6.9 mi
- Tonetta Lake Beach: 10.4 mi
- Pine Ledge: 16.1 mi
- Sherman Town Beach: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 14
- Watchtower Educational Center: 11.3 mi
- Timp-Torne Trail: 16.6 mi
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 17.0 mi
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 17.7 mi
- Dover Stone Church: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Upper Falls: 13.6 mi
- Lower Falls: 13.7 mi
- LG waterfall: 14.9 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 15.1 mi
- Cascades: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 5.6 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 5.7 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dicktown: 1.2 mi
- Doodletown: 16.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 19.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:45 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Putnam County · 4 mi
- Cold Spring · 9 mi
- Highlands · 13 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 20 mi
- Stony Point · 20 mi
- Briarcliff Manor · 23 mi
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