Cornish Colony Museum
Cornish Colony Museum is a museum in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. Mt Ascutney stands 954 m to the southwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is American Precision Museum, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Connecticut River Byway runs past it.
The story
The Cornish Colony Museum was located in Windsor, Vermont. It was an art museum and educational institution, dedicated to displaying and teaching about the creative individuals who lived and worked in the Cornish Art Colony. The Cornish Colony Museum was operated by The Cornish Colony Museum of Windsor Vermont, a 501(c)3 non-profit educational corporation. The Cornish Colony Museum was established in 1998, in Cornish, New Hampshire. The Museum originally occupied Mastlands, a 19th-century Cornish Colony house. In 2005, the Cornish Colony Museum relocated to Windsor, Vermont, located in the old Windsor firehouse. After a period of struggle, including some difficulties with its tax-exempt status, the museum moved briefly back to Cornish but ceased operations around 2010. The Windsor facility was closed and parts of the collection were later auctioned locally. Some papers related to the museum's founding and history are now housed at nearby Dartmouth College. During part of its history, the museum routinely put on two exhibits a year, focusing on both the Cornish Art Colony artists, and on modern artists in the area. The Cornish Colony Museum also participated in the local "Meet the Artist" series, and hosted the late George Tooker, and children's illustrators Ilse Plume and John Stadler.
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Dates from 1998.
Wikidata Q5171807, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 10.9 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 15.8 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 4 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 12 mi
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 12 mi
- Mt Tom · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Field with Leanto: 0.7 mi
- Path of Life Sculpture Garden: 2.6 mi
- Mt. Ascutney State Park: 2.9 mi
- Cornish Recreation and Education Area: 3.1 mi
- Ascutney State Park: 3.6 mi
- Cornish Wildlife Management Area: 0.7 mi
- Cornish Town Forest: 3.2 mi
- Plainfield Sanctuary: 4.5 mi
- Spencer Lot: 6.3 mi
- Farnum Lot Trails: 7.2 mi
- Dingleton Hill: 1.5 mi
- Horseback Ridge: 1.6 mi
- Kenyon Hill: 2.8 mi
- Wellmans Hill: 3.0 mi
- Smith Hill: 3.1 mi
- American Precision Museum: 0.2 mi
- Robert Gould Shaw and Fifty-fourth Regiment Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: The Man: 1.9 mi
- Stone Hut Site: 3.9 mi
- civil war: 7.7 mi
- Vermont Toy Museum: 11.1 mi
- Daughters of the American Revolution Historic House and Museum: 12.1 mi
- Springfield Art and Historical Society Museum: 12.2 mi
- Woodstock History Center: 12.2 mi
- Billings Farm & Museum: 12.3 mi
- Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 8.9 mi
- Croydon Town Beach: 12.6 mi
- West Cove A Beach: 13.6 mi
- West Cove B Beach: 13.7 mi
- South Cove Beach: 13.9 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Smith's clothespin: 13.2 mi
- Newport's Golden Eagle: 13.4 mi
- The Wrecker: 14.2 mi
- Refuge: 16.2 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 2.9 mi
- Hidden Falls: 4.6 mi
- Sumner Falls: 5.9 mi
- Pollard Mills Falls: 14.4 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 14.7 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 6.2 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 6.7 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 8.2 mi
- Upper Falls Covered Bridge: 8.7 mi
- Titcomb Covered Bridge: 10.0 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 8.3 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 12.3 mi
- Lyman Point: 12.4 mi
- Tipping Rock: 13.4 mi
- Green Mountain Railroad: 17.7 mi
- Blue Star Garden: 13.2 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 16.8 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 20.6 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 24.3 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 10.1 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 14.3 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 17.4 mi
- Blueberry Ledges: 15.5 mi
- Bouldering: 16.1 mi
- Table Rock: 23.9 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Area 1: 23.6 mi
- Area 2: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Cornish Colony Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Ascutney | SW 235° | 954 m | 4.1 mi |
| Ascutney North | SW 236° | 944 m | 3.9 mi |
| Ascutney South | SW 230° | 880 m | 4.3 mi |
| Little Ascutney Mountain | WSW 238° | 525 m | 6.9 mi |
| Pierson Peak | WSW 245° | 493 m | 6.3 mi |
| Fernald Hill | ENE 66° | 490 m | 4.6 mi |
| Blood Hill | WNW 303° | 468 m | 5.8 mi |
| Yatsevitch Hill | ENE 62° | 457 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:24 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:30 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 21 | 29 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Hartland Lake, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1216954777
Day trips start here
- Windsor · 0 mi
- Cornish · 1 mi
- Brownsville · 4 mi
- Claremont · 7 mi
- Quechee · 12 mi
- White River Junction · 12 mi
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