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Framingham Historical Society

Framingham Historical Society from directly overhead

Framingham Historical Society is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the north-northwest, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Danforth Art, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

Dates from 1837.

Wikidata Q133262056, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.30279, -71.43583

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Victory Recreation Fields: 0.3 mi
  • Mason Park: 0.6 mi
  • Bowditch Field: 0.8 mi
  • Temple Street Playground: 0.9 mi
  • General Knox Historical District: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Blacksmith Minuteman Statue: 0.5 mi
  • World War II Peace Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Henry Wilson Memorial Site: 3.1 mi
  • War veterans memorial: 3.3 mi
  • LT. Paul K. Bremner memorial: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Gardens
Attractions
  • Fairy Rock: 6.5 mi
  • Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 6.6 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 6.6 mi
  • Boston Marathon Starting Line: 6.6 mi
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 7.4 mi
Beaches: 58
  • Learned Pond Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Hopkinton Main Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 6.0 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Picnic Site 9: 10.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 10.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 10.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 10.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 37
  • Falling Rock Ridge: 3.0 mi
  • Condo Rock: 9.5 mi
  • The Wall: 9.6 mi
  • Farmers Cliff: 12.9 mi
  • Lunch Wall: 13.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Westwood Rest Area: 15.4 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 18.9 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 20.3 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 21.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Rock Falls: 23.3 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Framingham Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillNNW 347°183 m3.1 mi
Fairmount HillWNW 294°161 m6.4 mi
Saddle HillSW 235°158 m6.4 mi
Gibbs MountainNW 310°153 m3.1 mi
Doeskin HillNNW 341°152 m3.2 mi
Spoon HillNW 314°146 m6.2 mi
Fairview HillWSW 258°140 m5.5 mi
Farm HillWNW 301°139 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4420:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836475766727062514132
Precip in3.43.13.94.13.84.13.93.84.24.83.74.4

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/213265208

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