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Spoon Island

Spoon Island from directly overhead

Spoon Island is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Baldface Mountain stands 673 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is NOMAD Soldier Sailor Dedication, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 2.1 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

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Coordinates44.62861, -73.40402

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Clinton Park: 3.1 mi
  • White's Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Clyde A. Lewis Park: 4.2 mi
  • South Acres Park: 4.4 mi
  • South Plattsburgh Park: 4.4 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 55
Historic sites: 34
  • NOMAD Soldier Sailor Dedication: 0.8 mi
  • Double Cantilever Hangar Foundation: 3.4 mi
  • Fort Scott Memorial: 4.6 mi
  • First Building: 5.3 mi
  • Champlain Monument: 5.4 mi
Museums: 23
  • War of 1812 Museum: 4.2 mi
  • Plattsburgh Air Force Base Museum: 4.3 mi
  • Champlain Valley Transportation Museum: 4.3 mi
  • Clinton County Historical Museum: 4.3 mi
  • Kids' Station Children's Museum: 4.3 mi
Gardens: 15
Beaches: 12
  • Plattsburgh City Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Port Kent Public Beach Park: 7.0 mi
  • Thayer Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Thayer Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Leddy Park Beach: 11.5 mi
Artworks: 11
Attractions: 9
Waterfalls: 7
  • Horseshoe Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Alice Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Winooski Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Five Chutes: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 3
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 20.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 20.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Spoon Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldface MountainSSW 204°673 m15.2 mi
Buckley MountainWSW 244°648 m14.8 mi
Big Nineteen MountainWSW 245°637 m14.8 mi
Barber MountainSSW 207°634 m15.7 mi
Terry MountainWSW 254°628 m14.2 mi
North PoleWSW 242°611 m15.2 mi
Nancy Ryan MountainWSW 241°605 m15.3 mi
Little Nineteen MountainWSW 246°568 m14.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:06
June solstice05:0919:5820:43
September equinox06:4118:1518:53
December solstice07:2815:2816:17

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.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/32036143

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