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Joseph Skinner Museum

Joseph Skinner Museum from directly overhead

Joseph Skinner Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 76 m. Mount Lincoln stands 375 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, a museum 0.4 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
76 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.26259, -72.57176

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Mary Lyon's Grave: 0.4 mi
  • Eyrie House: 2.8 mi
  • Erie Ruins: 2.8 mi
  • South Hadley Canal: 3.6 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial: 3.8 mi
Parks
  • Abbey Chapel Green: 0.4 mi
  • Skinner Green: 0.5 mi
  • Abbey Green: 0.7 mi
  • Creighton Lawn: 0.7 mi
  • Dickinson Backyard: 0.7 mi
Peaks
  • Prospect Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Cold Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Dry Brook Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Finns Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Mount Nonotuck: 2.8 mi
Museums: 58
Gardens: 40
Attractions: 39
Artworks: 30
  • Lady Liberty: 4.2 mi
  • Graffiti Wall: 4.6 mi
  • Guild Art Supply: 4.9 mi
  • C3: 5.3 mi
  • Robert Frost: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 18
Beaches: 11
Waterfalls: 6
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Waterfall: 20.9 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Cascade: 22.8 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 6.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 6.4 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 8.4 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 15.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Joseph Skinner Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LincolnNE 47°375 m10.3 mi
Mount TomWSW 250°363 m4.2 mi
Pomeroy MountainW 269°352 m9.0 mi
East HillENE 61°338 m10.4 mi
Mount NorwottockNE 46°337 m4.3 mi
DeadtopW 260°333 m3.7 mi
West HillNE 54°324 m9.4 mi
Mud HillW 271°324 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1519:4820:31
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1715:3616:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465867727062503930
Precip in3.42.93.53.83.74.54.14.14.64.73.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amherst, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367781248

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