Irish American Heritage Museum
Irish American Heritage Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Rounds Mountain stands 685 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Quackenbush Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 8.8 miles off.
The story
The Irish American Heritage Museum is a museum in Albany, New York. The museum describes their educational mission as "To preserve and tell the story of the contributions of the Irish people and their culture in America, inspiring individuals to examine the importance of their own heritage as part of the American cultural mosaic."
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Wikidata Q14706547, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 10.0 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 14.5 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 20.9 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mohawk River view · 10 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 12 mi
- Williamstown view · 27 mi
- The Hopper · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Quackenbush Square: 0.0 mi
- Clinton Market Collective: 0.1 mi
- Wallenburg Park: 0.1 mi
- Federal Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Clinton Square: 0.1 mi
- Raoul Wallenberg: 0.1 mi
- Assiduity: 0.2 mi
- Pemberton Corner: 0.2 mi
- Crime Victims Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Joseph Henry: 0.3 mi
- Tivoli Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Sage Estate Preserve: 2.7 mi
- The Bio-Reserve: 2.9 mi
- Normanskill Preserve: 3.2 mi
- MHLC: 3.2 mi
- Olcott Hill: 2.1 mi
- Rysedorph Hill: 2.4 mi
- Teller Hill: 3.3 mi
- Grandview Hill: 3.8 mi
- Hallenbeck Hill: 5.6 mi
- Ten Broeck Mansion: 0.4 mi
- Albany Firefighters Museum: 0.5 mi
- International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame: 0.5 mi
- Underground Railroad Education Center: 0.6 mi
- Albany Institute of History and Art: 0.6 mi
- Corning Cascade Falls: 4.4 mi
- Lower Burden Falls: 4.5 mi
- Upper Burden Falls: 4.5 mi
- Lower Burden Falls: 5.0 mi
- Smart's Cascade: 5.1 mi
- Ten Broeck Mansion Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 0.5 mi
- Edna Joyce Garden of Hope: 0.7 mi
- People's Park: 0.8 mi
- Yolles Contemplation Garden: 0.8 mi
- Mayor Thomas Whalen III: 0.2 mi
- I love NY: 0.5 mi
- The Cathedral Evening: 0.6 mi
- Wild Rice: 0.6 mi
- Geometric Mouse: 0.6 mi
- Alive at Five Summer Concert Series: 0.2 mi
- State Education Building Tours: 0.5 mi
- New York State Capitol Tour: 0.5 mi
- Empire State Plaza: 0.7 mi
- USS Slater: 0.8 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 8.5 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 9.4 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 12.7 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 13.7 mi
- Leaning Tower: 13.8 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 9.5 mi
- Waterfront: 11.6 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 15.0 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 15.8 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 22.3 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 4.6 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 10.7 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 5.6 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 12.6 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Irish American Heritage Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rounds Mountain | ESE 106° | 685 m | 21.7 mi |
| Rounds Mountain | ESE 106° | 683 m | 21.7 mi |
| Rocky Hill | E 90° | 625 m | 18.7 mi |
| Perigo Hill | E 86° | 571 m | 14.4 mi |
| Buck Rock | E 95° | 562 m | 18.3 mi |
| The Gipfel | E 96° | 561 m | 14.2 mi |
| Filkins Hill | WSW 258° | 550 m | 17.4 mi |
| Johnson Hill | ESE 107° | 537 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:39 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albany Intl AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/9117147170
Day trips start here
- Albany · 0 mi
- Rensselaer · 1 mi
- Watervliet · 5 mi
- Troy · 6 mi
- Cohoes · 9 mi
- Schenectady · 14 mi
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