Penfield Homestead Museum
Penfield Homestead Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Hail Mountain stands 792 m to the northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hogan Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
historic district in New York, United States
Wikidata Q6073317, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 12.5 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 23.3 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 27.3 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 11 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 18 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 18 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hogan Hill: 1.5 mi
- Beech Hill: 1.5 mi
- Bald Pate: 1.7 mi
- Hebron Hill: 2.0 mi
- Furnace Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 3.7 mi
- Broughton Ledge: 9.1 mi
- Rogers Slide: 9.2 mi
- Campground Wall: 9.2 mi
- Roger's Slide: 9.3 mi
- Bi-Centenial Park: 7.7 mi
- Carrilon Park: 7.9 mi
- Crown Point State Historic Site: 8.7 mi
- Rogers Rock Campground Entrance: 9.3 mi
- Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 10.1 mi
- Putnam Creek Fishing Access: 5.6 mi
- Sheepshead Island: 6.2 mi
- Signal Buoy Island: 6.2 mi
- Bald Ledge Primitive Area: 7.3 mi
- Lake George Forest Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Falls of Carrilon: 7.7 mi
- Schroon Falls: 10.7 mi
- Split Rock Falls: 15.1 mi
- Swimming hole and water fall: 15.4 mi
- Shoebox Falls: 15.8 mi
- Liberty Monument: 7.2 mi
- Samuel De Champlain Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Historic Redoubt: 8.7 mi
- Gage's Redoubt: 8.7 mi
- Meacham House: 8.9 mi
- Ticonderoga Heritage Museum: 7.7 mi
- Crown Point Historic Site: 9.1 mi
- The Iron Center: 9.2 mi
- Chimney Point Museum: 9.6 mi
- Mount Independence State Historic Site Museum: 10.4 mi
- Bench and Table: 18.7 mi
- Smog: 18.7 mi
- Frisbee Dog: 18.8 mi
- Two-Way Mirror Curved Hedge Zig-Zag Labyrinth: 18.8 mi
- LOVE: 18.8 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 8.8 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 9.1 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 9.8 mi
- Alma Farm Park: 19.5 mi
- Footbridge Park: 20.6 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 8.8 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 9.7 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 9.7 mi
- Hague Town Beach: 12.5 mi
- Park beach: 12.8 mi
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 7.6 mi
- Nature preserve: 13.0 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 13.8 mi
- Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 19.9 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 22.6 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 9.4 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 9.4 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 12.7 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 19.1 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 10.5 mi
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Penfield Homestead Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail Mountain | NW 323° | 792 m | 5.7 mi |
| Owl Pate | WNW 287° | 746 m | 6.0 mi |
| Moose Mountain | WNW 299° | 732 m | 4.8 mi |
| Bald Peak | NNW 345° | 705 m | 5.8 mi |
| Big Clear Pond Mountain | SSW 211° | 657 m | 6.6 mi |
| Bald Pate | WNW 290° | 656 m | 5.4 mi |
| Lock Mountain | NNW 335° | 629 m | 6.5 mi |
| Blue Hill | NNW 340° | 627 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:57 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:32 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornwall, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/814409879
Day trips start here
- Crown Point · 5 mi
- Elizabethtown · 19 mi
- Westport · 19 mi
- Middlebury · 20 mi
- Lake George · 22 mi
- Essex · 28 mi
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