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Cheshire County Historical Society

Cheshire County Historical Society from directly overhead

Cheshire County Historical Society is a museum in New Hampshire, at a recorded elevation of 145 m. Boynton Hill stands 529 m to the north-northeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Aurora, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 8.6 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
145 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.92763, -72.27697

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites: 47
  • Gravity Foundation Monument: 0.2 mi
  • Oya Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Keene Soldier's Monument: 0.4 mi
  • Troy Civil War Memorial: 8.4 mi
  • Troy's Hero Memorial: 8.4 mi
Museums: 29
  • Horatio Colony Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Wyman Tavern Museum: 0.2 mi
  • Bruder House Museum: 0.2 mi
  • Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery: 0.2 mi
  • Cheshire Children's Museum: 0.4 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Mine Ledge: 6.2 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 7.7 mi
  • Billings Fold: 9.6 mi
  • Black Precipice: 9.7 mi
  • Mine Ledge: 14.0 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Sunset Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Ranger Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 12.6 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 13.7 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 14.9 mi
Artworks: 11
  • Aurora: 0.1 mi
  • Reaching: 0.2 mi
  • Jennie B. Powers: 0.2 mi
  • Pizza Wings: 0.3 mi
  • Trinity Bicycle Shop: 0.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
Attractions: 10
  • Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 0.4 mi
  • Stone Bridge: 14.4 mi
  • Hermit's Castle: 23.0 mi
  • Path Continues: 24.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 24.3 mi
Covered bridges: 6
Gardens: 4
  • John Pierce Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 11.3 mi
  • Washington Community Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Falcon Spring: 10.6 mi
  • (seasonal): 21.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Cheshire County Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boynton HillNNE 18°529 m7.9 mi
Winch HillNNE 25°500 m7.0 mi
Spaulding HillNNE 13°487 m6.7 mi
Hardy HillENE 64°487 m8.1 mi
Spaulding HillESE 102°484 m7.1 mi
Sunset HillESE 106°482 m7.4 mi
Parker HillENE 74°481 m5.7 mi
Thunder HillENE 65°477 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1119:4920:32
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1815:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331435564696860483727
Precip in3.12.83.43.43.84.44.54.34.34.93.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keene, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/450688942

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