Moss Island
Moss Island is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 117 m. Jerseyfield Mountain stands 697 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Moss Island Climbing, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Southern Adirondack Trail runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- State of New York
How to reach it
- On the Southern Adirondack Trail
- On the Revolutionary Trail
- 13.8 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- view east · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eastern Park: 0.5 mi
- Benton's Landing: 0.6 mi
- Moreland Park: 0.6 mi
- Moreland Park: 0.6 mi
- Clinton Park: 0.6 mi
- Top Notch: 2.7 mi
- Shoemaker Hill: 4.8 mi
- Firey Hill: 6.1 mi
- Barto Hill: 6.6 mi
- Twin Church Hill: 7.3 mi
- Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 36: 0.2 mi
- Old Lock 38 Wall: 0.5 mi
- Little Falls Canal Aqueduct: 0.6 mi
- Old Lock 39 Wall: 0.7 mi
- Nicholas Herkimer Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Plantation Island Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
- Ohisa State Forest: 8.3 mi
- Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 9.1 mi
- Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 9.4 mi
- Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 9.6 mi
- Little Falls Historical Society & Museum: 0.6 mi
- Herkimer Diamond Mine & Museum: 9.0 mi
- Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park: 13.0 mi
- Arkell Museum: 16.6 mi
- Van Alstyne Homestead: 16.8 mi
- Poseidon statue: 16.7 mi
- Franklin Square Alley: 19.8 mi
- Utica Mural: 19.8 mi
- When I Was Hungry and Thirsty: 20.4 mi
- Saint Marianne Cope: 20.4 mi
- Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 22.0 mi
- I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- Judds Falls: 16.1 mi
- Canajoharie Falls: 17.5 mi
- Utica Tower: 19.8 mi
- Caughnawaga Indian Village Site: 23.7 mi
- Hyde Hall Covered Bridge: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Moss Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerseyfield Mountain | NNE 21° | 697 m | 16.6 mi |
| Rum Hill | SSW 196° | 641 m | 17.0 mi |
| Cape Wykoff | SSE 168° | 604 m | 15.2 mi |
| Oak Mountain | NNE 27° | 600 m | 13.0 mi |
| Shankley Mountain | SSE 166° | 599 m | 14.4 mi |
| Hawk Hill | SW 219° | 593 m | 17.6 mi |
| King Hill | SSW 203° | 572 m | 16.8 mi |
| Dairy Hill | NNW 347° | 562 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 20:00 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:42 | 16:28 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 37 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Falls City Rsch, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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