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Holyoke Children's Museum

Holyoke Children's Museum from directly overhead

Holyoke Children's Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Bungy Mountain stands 405 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is International Volleyball Hall of Fame, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 13 miles off.

The story

railroad station in Massachusetts

Dates from 2015.

Wikidata Q17182866, matched on coordinates and name (361 m apart).

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.20554, -72.60618

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
Historic sites
  • World War II Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Vietnam Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Gold Star Mothers Monument: 0.3 mi
  • General Tadeusz Kosciuszko: 0.3 mi
Peaks
  • Crafts Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Cedar Knob: 2.8 mi
  • Little Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Mount Tom: 3.3 mi
  • Bradley Mountain: 3.8 mi
Gardens: 40
Attractions: 31
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 0.1 mi
  • World War II Tank: 4.1 mi
  • Springfield Museums: 7.1 mi
  • Seymour Planetarium: 7.1 mi
  • New England Sky Screamer: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 29
Waterfalls: 21
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Waterfall: 17.4 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Cascade: 20.5 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 14
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 2.5 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 2.7 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 2.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 4.6 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 11.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Holyoke Children's Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bungy MountainW 278°405 m10.5 mi
Mount TomNW 319°363 m3.3 mi
Pomeroy MountainWNW 297°352 m8.2 mi
Mount NorwottockNE 35°337 m8.4 mi
DeadtopNNW 330°333 m3.8 mi
Lizzie MountainW 276°330 m9.6 mi
Mud HillWNW 296°324 m9.4 mi
Ball MountainW 266°310 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1519:4820:31
September equinox06:3818:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252836485967737163514131
Precip in2.72.63.44.13.74.44.23.74.64.73.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield Barnes Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/7835970177

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