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Josiah Day House Museum

Josiah Day House Museum from directly overhead

Josiah Day House Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Mount Tom stands 363 m to the north, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is West Springfield Town Common, a park 0.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 14 miles off.

About

The story

West Springfield, MA, listed on the NRHP in Massachusetts

Wikidata Q6290462, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.10702, -72.61826

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • West Springfield Town Common: 0.1 mi
  • Connecticut River Access Park: 0.4 mi
  • North Riverfront Park: 0.4 mi
  • Alice Carson Playground: 0.4 mi
  • Kenefick Park: 0.7 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Double Bang: 1.1 mi
  • Edward P. Boland Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Vietnam Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Marine Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • McKinley Memorial: 1.5 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
  • Land Along Connecticut R.: 1.5 mi
  • Land Along Connecticut R.: 1.7 mi
  • Land Along Connecticut R.: 2.0 mi
  • Abbey Brook Extension: 2.7 mi
  • Land Off Dewey & Bear Hole Rd: 2.7 mi
Gardens: 60
Peaks
  • Laurel Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Liswell Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Kelly Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Bradley Mountain: 4.2 mi
Attractions: 33
  • Springfield Museums: 1.6 mi
  • Seymour Planetarium: 1.7 mi
  • World War II Tank: 3.1 mi
  • New England Sky Screamer: 4.6 mi
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 27
  • Lost Acres Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Waterfall: 15.1 mi
  • Cascade: 16.4 mi
  • Carpenter's Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Enders Falls: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
Beaches: 12
Springs: 5
  • Rd: 6.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 6.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 6.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 2.9 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 4.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 22.1 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 22.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Josiah Day House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomN 351°363 m9.4 mi
Drake MountainW 269°350 m11.2 mi
DeadtopN 353°333 m10.2 mi
Sodom MountainWSW 254°326 m11.6 mi
Russell MountainWNW 285°321 m11.4 mi
Ball MountainWNW 304°310 m11.0 mi
Whiting PeakN 354°305 m10.6 mi
Mount ChapinE 84°281 m10.8 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:1615:3716:22

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/2405699590

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