EcoTarium
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EcoTarium is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Stonehouse Hill stands 330 m to the northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Siegfried, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off.
The story
The EcoTarium is a science and nature museum located in Worcester, Massachusetts. Previously known as the New England Science Center, the museum features several permanent and traveling exhibits, the Alden Planetarium, a narrow-gauge train pulled by a scale model of an 1860s steam engine, and a variety of wildlife.
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Dates from 1825.
Wikidata Q5333127, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 20.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 25.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 27.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 28 mi
- Lookout Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Explorer Express Train: 0.1 mi
- Mine Shaft: 1.6 mi
- Worcester Wall: 1.7 mi
- Ford on Rocks: 4.3 mi
- Vernal Pools: 4.5 mi
- Harrington Field: 0.2 mi
- Holmes Field: 0.6 mi
- Lake Park: 0.8 mi
- Ramshorn Island Park: 0.8 mi
- Quinsigamond State Park: 0.8 mi
- Crow Hill & Fitzgerald Brook Conservation Restriction: 0.4 mi
- Bluegrass: 1.2 mi
- Perkins Farm: 1.3 mi
- Town of Shrewsbury Conservation Commission: 1.3 mi
- Town of Shrewsbury Conservation Commission: 1.3 mi
- Crow Hill: 0.5 mi
- Chandler Hill: 1.1 mi
- Millstone Hill: 1.3 mi
- Wigwam Hill: 1.4 mi
- Crown Hill: 1.5 mi
- Henry Billings Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Spag's Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse Fire Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Place Of Names Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Place Of Words Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 2.9 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 3.9 mi
- Secret Garden: 6.9 mi
- Lawn Garden: 7.0 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 1.8 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 1.9 mi
- Worcester Historical Museum: 1.9 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 2.4 mi
- Shrewsbury Historical Society: 3.5 mi
- Siegfried: 0.0 mi
- Sundial: 0.0 mi
- Uncle Beazley: 0.0 mi
- Stone Griffins (Lion Gate): 0.9 mi
- Egg-Ice to Steel: 1.7 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 2.5 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 8.3 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 10.5 mi
- Memorial Beach: 11.3 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 12.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 4.9 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 6.8 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Condo Rock: 14.9 mi
- The Wall: 15.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Picnic: 23.5 mi
- Cascades: 20.2 mi
- Emerson Falls: 20.3 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of EcoTarium. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stonehouse Hill | NW 304° | 330 m | 5.9 mi |
| Maple Hill | W 277° | 324 m | 6.8 mi |
| Eddy Hill | W 281° | 319 m | 6.1 mi |
| Denny Hill | WSW 246° | 287 m | 6.2 mi |
| Rocky Hill | W 263° | 285 m | 6.1 mi |
| Winter Hill | NW 313° | 273 m | 4.6 mi |
| Drury Hill | NNW 334° | 261 m | 5.5 mi |
| Dead Horse Hill | WSW 240° | 253 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:33 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/117716632
Day trips start here
- Worcester · 2 mi
- Shrewsbury · 3 mi
- Millbury · 5 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 6 mi
- Blackstone Valley · 7 mi
- Upton · 10 mi
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