Museum of Chinese in America
Museum of Chinese in America is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Rapkin-Gayle Plaza, a park 0.1 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 9.5 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Museum of Chinese in America (traditional Chinese: 美國華人博物館; simplified Chinese: 美国华人博物馆; pinyin: Měiguó Huárén Bówùguǎn; Jyutping: Mei5gwok3 Waa4jan4 Bok3mat6gun2; abbreviated MOCA) is a museum in Chinatown, Manhattan, New York City, which exhibits Chinese American history. It is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) education and cultural institution that presents the living history, heritage, culture, and diverse experiences of Chinese Americans through exhibitions, educational services and public programs. Much of its collection was damaged or destroyed in a fire in January 2020. The museum reopened to the public on July 15, 2021. It has been criticized by some Chinatown residents due to concerns related to gentrification.
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Dates from 1980.
Wikidata Q1278593, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 9.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 27.7 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Rapkin-Gayle Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Petrosino Square: 0.2 mi
- Desalvio Playground: 0.2 mi
- Collect Pond Park: 0.3 mi
- Elizabeth Street Garden: 0.3 mi
- Lorca-El Niño de las Pinturas: 0.1 mi
- Audrey Hepburn: 0.1 mi
- Sen Yat-sen: 0.3 mi
- Abraham De Peyster: 0.3 mi
- Bust and monument to Archbishop John J. Hughes: 0.4 mi
- Italian American Museum: 0.1 mi
- Banksy Museum: 0.1 mi
- Mmuseumm: 0.2 mi
- Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art: 0.3 mi
- The Drawing Center: 0.3 mi
- Italian flag painted Apartments: 0.1 mi
- Explore Chinatown Information Kiosk: 0.1 mi
- Cortlandt Alley: 0.2 mi
- Queen of Green Street: 0.2 mi
- SoHo: 0.2 mi
- Charly García Corner: 0.2 mi
- Rt. Rev. John Dubois, 3rd Bishop of New York, burial marker: 0.4 mi
- Juan Pablo Duarte: 0.4 mi
- Triumph of the Human Spirit: 0.4 mi
- Kimlau War Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Yoya's Park: 0.3 mi
- Wedding Garden: 0.4 mi
- M’Finda Kalunga Garden: 0.4 mi
- Liz Christy Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Charlton Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Pebble Beach: 1.1 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 1.5 mi
- Pier 4 Beach: 1.6 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 1.9 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 2.4 mi
- Bird Island: 1.6 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.1 mi
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 3.5 mi
- Audubon Park: 4.7 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Grassy Hill: 2.6 mi
- Outlook Hill: 2.6 mi
- Slide Hill: 2.6 mi
- Discovery Hill: 2.7 mi
- Kings Bluff: 3.4 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 1.5 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 1.7 mi
- Street Seats: 3.4 mi
- Freedom Field: 3.5 mi
- Palisades: 2.8 mi
- Palisades: 3.7 mi
- Palisades: 6.2 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Palisades: 12.3 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 4.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 4.2 mi
- Binnen Falls: 4.3 mi
- The Loch: 5.6 mi
- The Falls: 14.3 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 1.7 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 17.4 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 17.5 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 17.8 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 17.8 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 7.4 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.6 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 17.8 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 17.8 mi
- Barber: 18.8 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 20.5 mi
- Tulip Springs: 15.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Museum of Chinese in America. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NNW 329° | 268 m | 20.2 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 310° | 263 m | 24.3 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 328° | 260 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 328° | 230 m | 20.0 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 9° | 208 m | 23.1 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 326° | 185 m | 21.6 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 327° | 180 m | 21.3 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 297° | 179 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:49 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY City Cntrl Park, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Manhattan/SoHo · 0 mi
- Manhattan/TriBeCa · 0 mi
- New York City · 0 mi
- Manhattan/East Village · 1 mi
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