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Amherst Historical Society Wigwam Museum

Amherst Historical Society Wigwam Museum from directly overhead

Amherst Historical Society Wigwam Museum is a museum in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. North Uncanoonuc Mountain stands 401 m to the north, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Buchanan Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.

About

The story

town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States

Dates from 1760.

Wikidata Q2323115, matched on coordinates and name (138 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.86262, -71.62512
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Buchanan Park: 0.0 mi
  • School St Park: 0.1 mi
  • Pierce Common Park: 0.1 mi
  • Amherst Town Green: 0.1 mi
  • Civil War Common: 0.1 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
Artworks
  • Soldier and Sailers Monument: 6.6 mi
  • City Lights: 9.3 mi
  • Commitment: 9.3 mi
  • First Friendship: 9.4 mi
  • Neitherthere (Absence as a Reality): 9.4 mi
Attractions
  • Frog Rock: 6.9 mi
  • Labyrinth: 11.3 mi
  • Hudson Speedway: 11.4 mi
  • Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area: 12.0 mi
  • The Amoskeag Fishways: 12.3 mi
Museums: 42
  • The Cabinet Press Printing Museum: 2.2 mi
  • Milford Historical Society: 2.3 mi
  • New Boston Historical Society: 8.5 mi
  • Old Pine Hill School House: 8.7 mi
  • Always Ready Engine House: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 27
Gardens: 20
Waterfalls: 12
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Middle Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Upper Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Senter Falls: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 17.3 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 18.6 mi
  • Hooksett Rest Area: 18.7 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 21.8 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 23.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • River Road Spring: 8.9 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 23.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Amherst Historical Society Wigwam Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Uncanoonuc MountainN 7°401 m8.9 mi
South Uncanoonuc MountainNNE 13°395 m8.5 mi
Joe English HillNNW 342°388 m6.2 mi
Piscataquog MountainWNW 302°374 m8.8 mi
South HillNW 323°314 m6.2 mi
Storey HillNW 324°307 m5.7 mi
Stimson HillWNW 287°303 m8.2 mi
Roby HillNNW 343°302 m4.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0919:4620:29
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1515:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465766726961493929
Precip in3.03.03.84.13.44.03.73.74.04.93.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/627818856

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