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Essex Institute Museum Building

Essex Institute Museum Building from directly overhead

Essex Institute Museum Building is a museum in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 7 m. Burrill Hill stands 87 m to the west-southwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Halloween Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 9.5 miles off.

About

The story

literary, historical and scientific society in Salem, Massachusetts

Wikidata Q5399748, matched on coordinates and name (16 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
7 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.52265, -70.89138

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Armory Park: 0.0 mi
  • Salem Common: 0.1 mi
  • Charlotte Forten Park: 0.2 mi
  • Hatches Wharf: 0.2 mi
  • Lappin Park: 0.2 mi
Attractions
  • Bell: 0.0 mi
  • Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery: 0.2 mi
  • Chambers Of terror: 0.2 mi
  • Real Pirates Salem: 0.2 mi
  • Pickering Wharf: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Roger Conant Statue: 0.1 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Salem Witch Trials Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • The First Muster: 0.1 mi
  • Washington Arch: 0.2 mi
Artworks
Beaches
Gardens
  • Ropes Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 0.6 mi
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Community Gardens: 5.0 mi
  • Herb Garden: 7.0 mi
Peaks
  • Ledge Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Gallows Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Coddon Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Green Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Legg Hill: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 51
Picnic sites: 22
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 18.1 mi
  • Oak Lea: 18.1 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 18.2 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 18.4 mi
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 5
  • Commissioners Landing: 14.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 21.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 21.7 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 23.2 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Rock Falls: 23.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Quarry Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Rail Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 23.2 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Essex Institute Museum Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burrill HillWSW 245°87 m5.3 mi
Mount GileadWSW 247°77 m5.7 mi
Mount HermonWSW 248°76 m4.8 mi
Mount MoriahWSW 243°74 m6.1 mi
Breakheart HillWSW 249°71.3 m7.6 mi
Waldens HillWNW 282°70 m6.4 mi
Witch HillNNW 334°70 m7.4 mi
Uptons HillWNW 291°69 m6.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4220:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272935455564716963524233
Precip in3.83.54.74.33.54.13.53.33.65.04.14.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marblehead, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/367781397

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