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Iroquois Indian Museum

Iroquois Indian Museum from directly overhead

Iroquois Indian Museum is a museum in New York, at a recorded elevation of 194 m. Hubbard Hill stands 800 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Howe Caverns, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 4.5 miles off.

The story

The Iroquois Museum opened in 1981 in the historic homeland of the Mohawk Indians, one of the original Five Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1980.

Wikidata Q6073443, matched on coordinates and name (10 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
194 m

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Seasonal
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.69159, -74.40794

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Iorio Park: 3.4 mi
  • Central Bridge Community Park: 4.0 mi
  • Crittenden Athletic Fields: 4.7 mi
  • Fox Creek Park: 5.3 mi
  • Lilly Park: 5.4 mi
Historic sites: 46
  • Memorial Park: 7.8 mi
  • Richmondville Service Memorial: 8.9 mi
  • Christman Memorial: 14.7 mi
  • Wiggins Family Homestead Foundation: 14.9 mi
  • fallen chimney: 16.5 mi
Museums: 28
Waterfalls: 21
  • Boucks Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Bozen KIll Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Creamery Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Canajoharie Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Rensselaerville Upper Falls: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
Artworks: 7
Attractions: 6
Gardens: 4
  • Landis Arboretum: 9.4 mi
  • Perrella Sculpture Garden: 20.9 mi
  • Veterans Garden: 22.4 mi
  • Fremont Street Garden: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 15.2 mi
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 15.7 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 17.4 mi
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Schoharie Crossing Launch: 18.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • Bathtub Spring: 24.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Iroquois Indian Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hubbard HillS 169°800 m17.1 mi
Leonard HillS 170°794 m16.9 mi
The CobbleSW 228°710 m10.6 mi
Petersburg MountainSSW 207°708 m4.5 mi
Pine MountainWSW 258°698 m12.9 mi
Safford HillS 175°685 m15.3 mi
Algerine HillWSW 258°684 m13.4 mi
Stone Quarry HillWSW 254°669 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2019:5720:40
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2515:4216:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331445564696760483728
Precip in2.52.13.13.43.74.24.24.33.63.92.73.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cobleskill 2 ESE, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipedia

OpenStreetMap element way/474540687

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