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Herman Melville House

Herman Melville House from directly overhead

Herman Melville House is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Berlin Mountain stands 853 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Herman Melville Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 0.9 miles off.

About

The story

historic house in New York, United States

Wikidata Q5740045, matched on coordinates and name (44 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Lansingburgh Historical Society

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.77338, -73.67887

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Herman Melville Park: 0.0 mi
  • September 11th Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • 112th Street Park: 0.2 mi
  • Powers Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Heartt Avenue Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
  • September 11th Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Suffragist: 0.7 mi
  • Robert Ross Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Knickerbacker Monument: 0.9 mi
  • Old Champlain Canal Lock 4: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums: 55
Waterfalls: 38
  • Cohoes Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Piscawen Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Poesten Kill Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Poesten Kill Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Upper Burden Falls: 4.5 mi
Gardens: 38
  • Tenth Street Community Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Ninth Street Community Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Brinton and Avery's Place: 3.2 mi
  • Gretchen's Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Avery's Garden: 3.2 mi
Artworks: 37
Attractions: 35
  • Uncle Sam's Grave: 0.9 mi
  • United Methodist Church bell: 2.9 mi
  • Saint Brigid's Bell: 4.8 mi
  • John Van Buren Grave: 5.2 mi
  • William Learned Marcy Grave: 5.2 mi
Springs: 15
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Karista Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Tallulah Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Polaris: 20.2 mi
  • non-carbonated water: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 11
Beaches: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 8.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 13.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 18.5 mi
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Herman Melville House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berlin MountainESE 106°853 m20.7 mi
Mount RaimerE 101°784 m20.4 mi
White RockE 94°775 m20.3 mi
Bald MountainE 92°757 m20.1 mi
Rocky HillESE 119°625 m17.3 mi
Perigo HillESE 124°571 m13.0 mi
Buck RockESE 123°562 m17.7 mi
The GipfelSE 132°561 m14.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:1719:5420:37
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2315:3816:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836496170757366534232
Precip in2.62.42.93.13.84.64.63.93.84.22.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Troy L&D, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/921091619

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