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Amherst History Museum

Amherst History Museum from directly overhead

Amherst History Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 96 m. Mount Toby stands 386 m to the north, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is North Common, a park 0.1 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 14 miles off.

About

The story

historic house in Massachusetts, United States

Wikidata Q7624495, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.37646, -72.52142

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • North Common: 0.1 mi
  • West Cemetery: 0.2 mi
  • Kendrick Park: 0.3 mi
  • Community Field: 0.4 mi
  • War Memorial: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 0.3 mi
  • Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 0.3 mi
  • William Smith Clark Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Old Chapel: 0.9 mi
  • Wildwood Cemetery Memorial Chapel: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Mount Castor: 2.1 mi
  • Mount Warner: 2.6 mi
  • Flat Hills: 3.0 mi
  • Pulpit Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Grey Rocks: 3.3 mi
Museums: 55
Attractions: 43
  • War Memorial Pool: 0.4 mi
  • Timber Frame: 11.4 mi
  • Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 12.5 mi
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 12.6 mi
  • Old North Dana Depot: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 35
Artworks: 30
Cliffs: 19
  • Titans Piazza: 7.0 mi
  • Roaring Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Pigpen Ledges: 10.6 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 13.6 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 13.6 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 6.6 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Bear's Den Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 22.8 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 14.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 14.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 16.6 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 23.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Amherst History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TobyN 354°386 m7.8 mi
Brushy MountainNNE 21°380 m7.2 mi
Mount LincolnE 100°375 m5.1 mi
Pine HillE 83°371 m6.1 mi
Morse HillNNE 25°366 m9.0 mi
Roaring MountainN 357°356 m7.5 mi
East HillESE 113°338 m7.1 mi
Mount NorwottockS 174°337 m4.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1419:4820:31
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1715:3616:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465867727062503930
Precip in3.42.93.53.83.74.54.14.14.64.73.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amherst, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/217243114

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