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Ticonderoga Heritage Museum

Ticonderoga Heritage Museum from directly overhead

Ticonderoga Heritage Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Big Clear Pond Mountain stands 657 m to the west, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Falls of Carrilon, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 0.5 miles off.

The industrial history of Ticonderoga can't be told without describing paper mills, graphite mining and pencils. The Heritage Museum preserves and interprets that history.

About

The story

census-designated place in Essex County, New York

Dates from 1889-05-18.

Wikidata Q7800746, matched on coordinates and name (146 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates43.84873, -73.42128

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 58
  • Bi-Centenial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Carrilon Park: 0.3 mi
  • East Creek Waterfowl Area: 4.6 mi
  • Rogers Rock Campground Entrance: 5.0 mi
  • Peggy's Point: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 35
  • Roger's Slide: 4.2 mi
  • Rogers Slide: 4.2 mi
  • Jolly Roger Slab: 4.3 mi
  • Campground Wall: 4.4 mi
  • Cove Overlook: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves: 33
Historic sites: 25
  • Samuel De Champlain Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Liberty Monument: 0.7 mi
  • Historic Redoubt: 11.9 mi
  • Gage's Redoubt: 12.2 mi
  • Fort Crown Point: 12.4 mi
Museums: 16
Waterfalls: 14
Artworks: 14
Picnic sites: 12
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 13.1 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 13.5 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 14.1 mi
  • Alma Farm Park: 16.9 mi
  • Picnic Island: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 6
Gardens: 6
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Middlebury Community Garden: 16.4 mi
  • Schroon Community Garden: 17.0 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 18.0 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Black Point Public Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Hague Town Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 14.0 mi
  • Park beach: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
Covered bridges: 2
Springs: 1
  • Lucky Seven: 22.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Ticonderoga Heritage Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Clear Pond MountainW 267°657 m9.1 mi
Pine HillWSW 242°637 m8.6 mi
Ellis MountainWSW 240°629 m9.1 mi
Old Fort MountainW 262°623 m4.5 mi
Knob MountainWNW 295°617 m9.4 mi
Bald PateWNW 302°593 m8.7 mi
Peaked HillW 270°593 m9.4 mi
Round MountainSW 222°591 m9.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:06
June solstice05:1219:5620:40
September equinox06:4218:1518:53
December solstice07:2515:3216:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182030435665706860483625
Precip in2.62.12.43.43.44.24.13.53.34.02.93.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornwall, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/193701016

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