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Lynn Museum & Arts Center

Lynn Museum & Arts Center from directly overhead

Lynn Museum & Arts Center is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Castle Rock stands 87 m to the west-northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lynn Heritage State Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

Hours on Tuesdays are by appointment only.

About

The story

city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

Dates from 1629.

Wikidata Q49188, matched on coordinates and name (635 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Lynn Historical Society
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.46303, -70.94403

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Peaks
  • High Rock: 0.4 mi
  • Pine Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Long Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Indian Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Dog Hill: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
  • Lynn Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Kings Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Nahant Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Fisherman's Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Whales Beach: 2.0 mi
Attractions
  • CCUS (Christian congregation): 1.1 mi
  • Lynn Woods Rose Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Dungeon Rock: 2.4 mi
  • Union Rock: 2.5 mi
  • Echo Rock: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Civil War Monument: 1.4 mi
  • World War I Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • Francis J. Cassidy (1928–1990): 2.0 mi
  • Peabody Public Safety Memorial: 4.4 mi
  • Lafayette's Tour: 4.5 mi
Gardens
  • Herb Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 4.5 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 4.6 mi
  • SeaCoast Community Garden: 5.3 mi
Artworks
  • Viking Statue: 3.9 mi
  • Orange Dinosaur: 4.1 mi
  • Pride/Identity: 4.6 mi
  • Untitled: 4.6 mi
  • Migrar: 4.6 mi
Cliffs: 52
Picnic sites: 23
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 13.1 mi
  • Oak Lea: 13.2 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 13.3 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 13.7 mi
Lighthouses: 20
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Rock Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 9.8 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 20.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 24.3 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Rail Spring: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Lynn Museum & Arts Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle RockWNW 289°87.2 m5.4 mi
Burrill HillNW 311°87 m2.8 mi
Crow HillWNW 290°82.9 m5.3 mi
Mount HoodW 260°79 m4.6 mi
Mount GileadNW 307°77 m3.1 mi
Mount HermonNW 323°76 m2.9 mi
Pinnacle RockWSW 256°76 m7.0 mi
Black RockWSW 258°75 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4220:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2916:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272935455564716963524233
Precip in3.83.54.74.33.54.13.53.33.65.04.14.7

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/214383664

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