Museum · New York
Shaker Meeting House
Shaker Meeting House is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 82 m. Unchachogue Creek stands 597 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ann Lee Pond, a park 0.6 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 3.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Shaker Heritage Society
How to reach it
Coordinates42.74125, -73.81124
- 3.5 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 7.5 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 8.0 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 16.4 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lock 7 Dam · 5 mi
- Mohawk River view · 5 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 27 mi
- Eagle Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Ann Lee Pond: 0.6 mi
- Burns Whitney Park: 1.9 mi
- The Crossings of Colonie: 2.0 mi
- James F. Egan Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
- Mohawk Riverside Landing Park: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Colonie Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Colonie Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Colonie Open Space: 1.7 mi
- Ashford Glen Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Fox Preserve: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
- Historic Erie Canal Lock 19: 3.1 mi
- Clute's Dry Dock: 4.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 4.4 mi
- dam: 4.7 mi
- dam: 4.7 mi
Peaks
- Mount Olympus: 6.5 mi
- Prospect Hill: 7.7 mi
- Olcott Hill: 8.9 mi
- Rysedorph Hill: 9.2 mi
- Teller Hill: 10.1 mi
Museums: 50
- Niskayuna Railroad Station: 2.6 mi
- American Italian Heritage Museum: 3.1 mi
- Fine Arts & Art Museum: 3.8 mi
- Watervliet Arsenal Museum: 5.7 mi
- Watervliet Historical Society: 5.7 mi
Gardens: 39
- Linden Grove Cremation Garden: 4.7 mi
- Eden's Rose Foundation 1st & Quail Community Corner: 5.5 mi
- West Hill Community Blueberry Orchard: 5.6 mi
- Brinton and Avery's Place: 6.0 mi
- Avery's Garden: 6.0 mi
Artworks: 36
- Unity 1970: 4.3 mi
- Water Turbine: 6.0 mi
- Clinton's Ditch: 6.0 mi
- Nipper the RCA Dog: 6.4 mi
- Wild Rice: 6.7 mi
Waterfalls: 36
- Cohoes Falls: 6.1 mi
- Corning Cascade Falls: 6.5 mi
- Lower Burden Falls: 6.5 mi
- Upper Burden Falls: 6.7 mi
- Poesten Kill Falls: 6.9 mi
Attractions: 32
- President Chester Arthur Grave: 4.6 mi
- Stanford Mausoleum: 4.6 mi
- Daniel Manning Grave: 4.6 mi
- Stephen Van Rensselaer Grave: 4.7 mi
- William Paterson Grave: 4.7 mi
Springs: 15
- Spring Avenue Spring: 7.0 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 14.5 mi
- Karista Spring: 21.3 mi
- Tallulah Spring: 21.4 mi
- Polaris: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Cohoes Falls: 6.1 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 11.5 mi
- Cave Wall: 11.9 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 11.9 mi
- Lower Misery Wall: 11.9 mi
Beaches: 6
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 9.0 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 9.4 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 13.2 mi
- Waterfront: 14.4 mi
- Brown's Beach: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 9.5 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 10.3 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Shaker Meeting House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unchachogue Creek | WSW 240° | 597 m | 21.8 mi |
| Perigo Hill | ESE 106° | 571 m | 18.3 mi |
| The Gipfel | ESE 113° | 561 m | 18.8 mi |
| Filkins Hill | SW 235° | 550 m | 16.8 mi |
| Dickinson Hill | E 80° | 537 m | 20.5 mi |
| Johnson Hill | ESE 120° | 537 m | 20.5 mi |
| Still Hill | SW 226° | 532 m | 21.3 mi |
| Buckwheat Hill | ESE 120° | 530 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:55 | 20:38 |
| 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/85930901
Day trips start here
- Watervliet · 5 mi
- Cohoes · 6 mi
- Troy · 6 mi
- Albany · 7 mi
- Schenectady · 7 mi
- Rensselaer · 8 mi
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