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Chester Historical Museum (Old Jail)

Chester Historical Museum (Old Jail) from directly overhead

Chester Historical Museum (Old Jail) is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Walling Mountain stands 675 m to the west-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Chester Historical Museum (Methodist Church), a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) runs past it.

About

The story

town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States

Dates from 1760.

Wikidata Q2302434, matched on coordinates and name (154 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Chester Historical Society
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.27886, -72.98099

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • School Street Park: 0.1 mi
  • Hampden Street Park: 0.2 mi
  • Riverside Park: 0.3 mi
  • Becket Historic Quarry and Forest trailhead: 2.8 mi
  • Pettis Field: 6.3 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Abbott Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Gobble Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Round Top Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Fays Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Mount Gobble: 2.3 mi
Artworks: 52
  • The Globe: 13.9 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 14.7 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 15.8 mi
  • Epiphany: 15.9 mi
  • Guild Art Supply: 16.0 mi
Gardens: 34
  • Heritage Garden: 13.1 mi
  • Herb Gardens: 13.1 mi
  • Flower Gardens: 13.1 mi
  • Henry Wefing Memorial Community Garden: 14.5 mi
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 26
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 5.0 mi
  • falls: 12.3 mi
  • Waterfall: 13.1 mi
  • Marguerite Falls: 16.5 mi
Attractions: 25
Cliffs: 13
  • Corps Wall: 15.0 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 15.0 mi
  • Grotto: 15.0 mi
  • Progressive Buttress: 15.0 mi
  • Acorn Face: 15.1 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 5.0 mi
  • County Beach: 7.5 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 19.7 mi
Springs: 6
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 17.6 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 17.6 mi
  • Rd: 17.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Chester Historical Museum (Old Jail). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walling MountainWNW 284°675 m9.3 mi
Becket MountainW 281°663 m8.6 mi
Garnet HillNNW 340°663 m8.6 mi
Pelton HillNNW 341°609 m6.6 mi
Wadsworth HillW 277°606 m6.0 mi
Kingsbury MountainWSW 243°581 m9.3 mi
Church HillSW 224°565 m5.8 mi
Eames HillNW 320°556 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:5020:33
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1815:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445563686659483728
Precip in4.03.64.24.34.25.14.64.54.85.64.15.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worthington, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/616287013

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