Skip to content
Byway
Museum · New York

Plattsburgh Air Force Base Museum

Plattsburgh Air Force Base Museum from directly overhead

Plattsburgh Air Force Base Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Johnson Mountain stands 755 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is War of 1812 Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Lakes to Locks Passage runs past it.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
No
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.68219, -73.44658

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Clyde A. Lewis Park: 0.1 mi
  • US Oval Park: 0.3 mi
  • G Burdo Field: 0.6 mi
  • South Acres Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sailors Point Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 57
Historic sites: 34
  • Fort Scott Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • First Building: 1.1 mi
  • MacDonough Monument: 1.2 mi
  • Trinity Episcopal Church - 1830: 1.2 mi
  • MacDonough Monument: 1.2 mi
Museums: 22
  • War of 1812 Museum: 0.0 mi
  • Clinton County Historical Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Champlain Valley Transportation Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Kids' Station Children's Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Nina Winkel Sculpture Gallery: 1.2 mi
Gardens: 15
Beaches: 12
  • Plattsburgh City Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Port Kent Public Beach Park: 10.9 mi
  • Thayer Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Thayer Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Leddy Park Beach: 15.7 mi
Artworks: 11
Attractions: 9
Waterfalls: 7
  • Horseshoe Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Alice Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Five Chutes: 18.3 mi
  • Winooski Falls: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 24.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 24.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Plattsburgh Air Force Base Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson MountainW 276°755 m16.4 mi
Dannemora MountainWNW 285°683 m14.4 mi
Larry Ryan MountainSW 228°659 m16.4 mi
Buckley MountainSW 228°648 m15.2 mi
Big Nineteen MountainSW 229°637 m15.1 mi
Terry MountainWSW 237°628 m13.8 mi
North PoleSW 226°611 m15.7 mi
Nancy Ryan MountainSW 225°605 m15.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:06
June solstice05:0919:5920:44
September equinox06:4218:1518:53
December solstice07:2915:2816:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130445664706860483726
Precip in1.41.21.32.62.94.13.63.63.13.02.31.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plattsburgh Intl AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/809868991

More museums in New York

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore museums
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Plattsburgh Air Force Base Museum.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens