Historic Northampton
Historic Northampton is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Kidds Lookout stands 438 m to the west-northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Phoenix Garden, a garden 0.3 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
Manuscripts, crafts & textiles dating back to 1700s chronicle New England history in quaint venue.
The story
archive organization in Northampton, United States
Dates from 1904.
Wikidata Q30258054, matched on coordinates and name (42 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Historic Northampon
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 18.2 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 23.1 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 2 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 20 mi
- view to west · 21 mi
- Waterfall · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pulaski Park: 0.4 mi
- Sheldon Field: 0.5 mi
- Agnes Fox Field: 0.5 mi
- Veterans Field: 0.7 mi
- Smith College Athletic Fields: 0.9 mi
- Dgcr: 0.5 mi
- Mary Brown's Dingle: 0.8 mi
- Barrett St. Marsh: 0.9 mi
- Connecticut River Greenway Park: 1.5 mi
- Connecticut River Greenway Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
- Round Hill: 0.6 mi
- Baker Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mount Holyoke: 2.5 mi
- Mount Nonotuck: 2.9 mi
- Dry Knoll: 3.1 mi
- Daley and Halligan Memorial Stone: 1.2 mi
- Erie Ruins: 2.9 mi
- Eyrie House: 2.9 mi
- Mary Lyon's Grave: 5.3 mi
- Mt. Tom B-17 Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Smith College Museum of Art: 0.5 mi
- Hadley Farm Museum: 2.5 mi
- Hatfield Historical Museum: 3.7 mi
- Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: 4.8 mi
- Joseph Skinner Museum: 5.0 mi
- Phoenix Garden: 0.3 mi
- Capen Garden: 0.5 mi
- Rock Garden: 0.7 mi
- Systematics Garden: 0.7 mi
- Ruth Brown Richardson border: 0.7 mi
- War Memorial Pool: 7.0 mi
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 8.1 mi
- World War II Tank: 12.2 mi
- Timber Frame: 14.9 mi
- Springfield Museums: 15.2 mi
- C3: 0.3 mi
- Guild Art Supply: 4.4 mi
- Graffiti Wall: 4.8 mi
- Robert Frost: 6.6 mi
- John Calipari: 6.7 mi
- Titans Piazza: 2.6 mi
- Roaring Falls: 12.8 mi
- Indian Leap: 13.3 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 15.9 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 19.0 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 1.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 1.7 mi
- David Musante Beach: 4.7 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 8.6 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 8.6 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 16.1 mi
- Glendale Falls: 17.4 mi
- Waterfall: 21.3 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 21.6 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 24.9 mi
- Rd: 8.9 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 8.9 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 9.0 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 12.7 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Historic Northampton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kidds Lookout | WNW 287° | 438 m | 8.5 mi |
| Bascom Hill | WNW 291° | 375 m | 7.7 mi |
| Tob Hill | W 266° | 373 m | 8.0 mi |
| Old Wolf Hill | WNW 296° | 371 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Tom | S 191° | 363 m | 5.6 mi |
| Hanging Mountain | W 280° | 361 m | 7.1 mi |
| Petticoat Hill | NW 305° | 359 m | 7.3 mi |
| Pomeroy Mountain | SW 235° | 352 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amherst, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/102212672
Day trips start here
- Northampton · 0 mi
- Hadley · 2 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 2 mi
- South Hadley · 5 mi
- Amherst · 7 mi
- Holyoke · 8 mi
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