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Children's Museum Easton

Children's Museum Easton is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is World War II Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.4 miles off.

The story

The Children's Museum in Easton is a children's museum in Easton, Massachusetts, dedicated to educational, cultural, and social learning for children and families with a primary focus on children ages 1–5. It is located at 9 Sullivan Avenue in North Easton inside of a historic firehouse. The museum is three floors of different activities designed for interactive learning. It is also located close to Stonehill College.

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Dates from 1991.

Wikidata Q14715440, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Designated

How to reach it

Coordinates42.06688, -71.10251

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Queset Gardens: 0.2 mi
  • Queset Gardens: 0.2 mi
  • Frothingham Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Povoas Park: 0.4 mi
  • Sheep Pasture: 0.8 mi
Artworks
  • Oliver Ames: 0.2 mi
  • EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 4.0 mi
  • Welcome to Camp Christina: 4.5 mi
  • TOOTHY!!!: 4.6 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 4.9 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • Ames Boulder: 3.1 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 4.2 mi
  • Old Shed: 5.6 mi
  • Old Shed: 5.6 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.1 mi
Museums
Beaches
  • Fishermans Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Turner Pond Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Whiting's Pond Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Sweatt Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Lake Street Beach: 13.1 mi
Gardens
Cliffs: 48
  • King Philip Rock: 4.2 mi
  • King Philip Cave: 4.3 mi
  • Breakneck Ledge: 10.5 mi
  • The Shield: 11.8 mi
  • S Wall: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 39
Rest areas: 11
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 9.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.6 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 10.8 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 16.8 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 16.9 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 22.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rock Falls: 10.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Children's Museum Easton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillN 357°193 m10.0 mi
Moose HillNW 305°163 m6.9 mi
Chickatawbut HillN 11°156 m10.9 mi
Hancock HillN 2°155 m10.5 mi
Buck HillN 8°151 m10.3 mi
Fenno PeakNNE 12°151 m10.9 mi
Nahanton HillNNE 12°145 m11.1 mi
Hemenway HillN 1°140 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4220:24
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
December solstice07:1015:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303138495968747265544435
Precip in4.03.65.24.53.44.13.23.64.15.04.45.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brockton, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13878818276

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