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Moon Hill

Moon Hill from directly overhead

Moon Hill is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 269 m. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 3.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Hudson Taconic Lands
Getting there

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Coordinates42.76153, -73.31978

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • NY/VT/MA Tri-State Granite Marker: 3.0 mi
  • Tenney Home: 4.1 mi
  • Mausert's Camp: 6.3 mi
  • 1753 House: 6.5 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial: 6.5 mi
Parks
  • Field Park: 6.5 mi
  • Broad Brook Park: 6.5 mi
  • Science Quad: 6.7 mi
  • Margaret Lindley Park: 6.8 mi
  • Currier Quad: 6.9 mi
Museums: 47
Artworks: 30
  • Thomas Schütte Crystal: 6.4 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 6.5 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 6.5 mi
  • The Owl: 6.8 mi
  • The Wind Chimes: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 28
  • Haley Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Hoosick Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Money Brook Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Deer Hill Falls: 11.1 mi
  • March Cataract Falls: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 27
  • Grandfather Rock: 6.1 mi
  • Sentinels: 6.4 mi
  • Mountain Coaster: 14.4 mi
  • Uncle Sam's Grave: 17.7 mi
  • United Methodist Church bell: 19.2 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Buxton Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Troy Botanical Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Tenth Street Community Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Ninth Street Community Garden: 18.3 mi
  • Troy Rocks: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 2
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Moon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GreylockSE 138°1,063 m11.6 mi
Saddle Ball MountainSSE 146°985 m12.0 mi
Mount FitchSE 132°945 m10.9 mi
Houghton MountainENE 71°939 m12.5 mi
Mount WilliamsSE 128°901 m10.4 mi
Scrub HillENE 74°883 m11.1 mi
Spruce HillENE 71°858 m11.7 mi
Berlin MountainSSE 160°853 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:06
June solstice05:1619:5320:36
September equinox06:4118:1518:53
December solstice07:2115:3716:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332445664696760493828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pownal 1 NE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1462913044

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