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Omiskanoagwiah

Omiskanoagwiah from directly overhead

Omiskanoagwiah is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Mount Tom stands 363 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Forest Park Aquatic Gardens, a garden 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 16 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1984-11-13
Height
4.572 m
Material
wood
Inscription
The Trail of the "Whispering Giant" "Omiskanoagwiak" The Wolf People-Medicine Man Dedicated to the: Pioneer Valley Indians
Getting there

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Coordinates42.07269, -72.58172

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Artworks
  • The Three Graces: 0.2 mi
  • Miles Morgan: 2.0 mi
  • 1856 City Hall Bell: 2.0 mi
  • Birdicus Gigantium: 2.1 mi
  • Horton Court: 2.2 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • School Street / River Road Park: 0.7 mi
  • Pynchon Point: 0.7 mi
  • Cohen Park: 0.8 mi
  • Forest Park: 0.8 mi
  • Laurel Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
  • JFK Eternal Flame: 1.2 mi
  • McKinley Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Vietnam Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Marine Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 2.0 mi
Museums
Attractions: 35
Waterfalls: 28
  • Cascade: 13.5 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Carpenter's Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Waterfall: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 17
Beaches: 12
Springs: 5
  • Rd: 9.2 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 9.2 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 9.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 2.7 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 4.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 19.2 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Omiskanoagwiah. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomNNW 344°363 m12.2 mi
Moon MountainE 90°330 m11.4 mi
Rattlesnake HillESE 107°323 m9.3 mi
Bald MountainESE 122°322 m10.4 mi
Pine MountainESE 103°319 m9.4 mi
Soapstone MountainSE 132°315 m11.7 mi
Bald MountainESE 105°303 m9.6 mi
Perkins MountainESE 111°298 m9.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1519:4820:30
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1615:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252836485967737163514131
Precip in2.72.63.44.13.74.44.23.74.64.73.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield Barnes Muni AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8774909622

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