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Farmers' Museum

Farmers' Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 383 m. Hooker Mountain stands 709 m to the south-southeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Fenimore Art Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 9.0 miles off.

The story

Fenimore Farm & Country Village, formerly The Farmers' Museum, is a museum located in Otsego, New York, just north of Cooperstown. It recreates rural life from the 19th century through exhibits and interactive workshops. There are more than two dozen authentic, historic buildings on the grounds, including a tavern, a farmstead, a printing office, a pharmacy, a blacksmith's shop, a doctor's office and a general store. There are also exhibits of nineteenth-century games, a children's barnyard and the Cardiff Giant.

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Wikidata Q5435757, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Step-free access
Limited

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.71308, -74.92908

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 58
  • Lake Front Park: 0.8 mi
  • Council Rock Park: 1.0 mi
  • Cooper Park: 1.0 mi
  • Cooper Grounds Park: 1.0 mi
  • Badger Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • James Fenimore Cooper Statue: 1.0 mi
  • David Pethic Memorial Plaque: 5.9 mi
  • Cherry Valley Massacre Monument: 10.4 mi
  • Grave of Henry Seeber: 15.0 mi
  • Richmondville Service Memorial: 19.3 mi
Museums: 14
Artworks: 3
  • The Hunter: 0.8 mi
  • statue of liberty replica: 19.3 mi
  • Poseidon statue: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 14.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Farmers' Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hooker MountainSSE 156°709 m8.7 mi
Pine MountainESE 107°698 m14.6 mi
Algerine HillESE 108°684 m14.1 mi
Cornish HillSSE 167°680 m3.9 mi
South HillSE 144°680 m13.7 mi
Dog HillSSE 160°678 m10.6 mi
Stone Quarry HillESE 114°669 m13.5 mi
Elliot HillE 100°660 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2219:5920:42
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2815:4416:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182028415361666457463525
Precip in3.13.13.64.23.74.74.64.64.24.93.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cooperstown, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/242294866

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