- Elevation, modelled
- 81 m
- Tallest summit within 9.2 miles
- Mount Toby386 m · 8.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Mohawk Trail - MA14.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3721, -72.5142
Beneski Museum of Natural History is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled 81 m. Mount Toby stands 386 m to the north, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mead Art Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 14 miles off.
massachusetts museum
Dates from 1865.
Wikidata Q4887514, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Operated by
- Amherst College
- Fee
- No
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Beneski Museum of Natural History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Toby | N 352° | 386 m | 8.1 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | NNE 18° | 380 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Lincoln | E 97° | 375 m | 4.7 mi |
| Pine Hill | E 79° | 371 m | 5.7 mi |
| Morse Hill | NNE 23° | 366 m | 9.1 mi |
| Roaring Mountain | N 355° | 356 m | 7.8 mi |
| East Hill | ESE 112° | 338 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Norwottock | S 178° | 337 m | 4.6 mi |
- 14.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MANational
- 15.6 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 16.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 6 mi
- Waterfall · 16 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 17 mi
- Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 0.2 mi
- Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 0.2 mi
- William Smith Clark Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Wildwood Cemetery Memorial Chapel: 1.2 mi
- Old Chapel: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Mount Castor: 1.7 mi
- Grey Rocks: 2.8 mi
- Mount Pollux: 3.0 mi
- Mount Warner: 3.0 mi
- Flat Hills: 3.1 mi
Museums: 55
- Mead Art Museum: 0.1 mi
- Emily Dickinson Museum: 0.3 mi
- Amherst History Museum: 0.5 mi
- University Museum of Contemporary Art: 1.3 mi
- Rausch Mineral Gallery: 1.3 mi
Attractions: 46
- War Memorial Pool: 0.5 mi
- Timber Frame: 11.0 mi
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 12.5 mi
- Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 12.9 mi
- Old North Dana Depot: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 9
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 3.0 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 3.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 5.1 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 6.7 mi
- David Musante Beach: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Bear's Den Falls: 15.1 mi
- Hobo Falls: 20.7 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 22.7 mi
- Glendale Falls: 23.1 mi
- Doane's Falls: 24.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Amherst · 1 mi
- Hadley · 4 mi
- Northampton · 7 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 7 mi
- South Hadley · 8 mi
- Deerfield · 13 mi
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