Main Street Museum
Main Street Museum is a museum in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 106 m. Griggs Mountain stands 518 m to the north-northwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Connecticut River Byway runs past it.
The story
The Main Street Museum is a museum and event space in White River Junction, Vermont. The museum is meant to evoke an 18th or 19th century cabinet of curiosities, and displays unusual and offbeat items, such as miniature shoes, unused keys, of hair locks from former presidents. It is also an event space, hosting drag events, concerts, poetry readings, and artwork by local artists. On its website, the museum is described as "a repository of artifacts and a public performance space".
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Dates from 1992.
Wikidata Q7749660, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 2.7 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 17.4 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 19.6 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Beacon Hill Vista · 2 mi
- Indian Ridge · 2 mi
- Norman Overlook · 3 mi
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Lyman Point Park: 0.1 mi
- George Ratcliffe Park: 0.5 mi
- Smith Field Playground: 0.7 mi
- Civic Memorial Park & John Bryar Field: 0.8 mi
- Sykes Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Crafts Hill: 1.3 mi
- Hurricane Hill: 2.0 mi
- Burnt Mtn: 2.2 mi
- Colburn Hill: 2.4 mi
- Hurricane Forest Wildlife Refuge: 1.8 mi
- Boston Lot Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
- Indian Ridge Conservation Area: 2.5 mi
- Sachem Village Open Space: 2.5 mi
- Alana Cole Conservation Area: 2.5 mi
- Vermont Gateway to Green Mountain State: 0.2 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 0.7 mi
- Mascoma River Dam Number 2: 1.5 mi
- King's Highway: 2.0 mi
- Pest House: 3.2 mi
- Mink Brook Swimming Area: 3.5 mi
- Shakoma Beach: 8.2 mi
- Goose Pond Dam Beach: 11.8 mi
- Goose Pond Park Beach: 12.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 12.4 mi
- Hartford Historical Society: 1.3 mi
- Montshire Museum of Science: 3.5 mi
- Hood Museum of Art: 3.9 mi
- Vermont Toy Museum: 4.0 mi
- Shaker Museum: 8.9 mi
- The Wrecker: 3.2 mi
- Refuge: 3.9 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 3.9 mi
- Fountain Figure: 3.9 mi
- Inuksuk: 4.0 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 0.1 mi
- Lyman Point: 0.2 mi
- Tipping Rock: 2.5 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 4.2 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 13.1 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 4.2 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 10.1 mi
- Middle Covered Bridge: 10.2 mi
- South Pomfret Covered Bridge: 11.0 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 13.0 mi
- Sumner Falls: 6.7 mi
- Litte Dog Falls: 9.9 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 10.0 mi
- The Chutes: 11.9 mi
- The Chutes: 11.9 mi
- Bouldering: 4.7 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 14.0 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 14.8 mi
- Blueberry Ledges: 18.7 mi
- The Palisades: 20.1 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 4.4 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 23.3 mi
- Area 1: 11.2 mi
- Area 2: 11.7 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Hippy Hill: 24.4 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 2.5 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 7.6 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Main Street Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griggs Mountain | NNW 334° | 518 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Tug | E 82° | 489 m | 6.8 mi |
| Morgan Hill | SE 142° | 476 m | 5.8 mi |
| Barron Hill | WSW 249° | 423 m | 6.5 mi |
| Hayes Hill | ENE 69° | 416 m | 5.5 mi |
| Advent Hill | WSW 241° | 413 m | 7.1 mi |
| Farnum Hill South Summit | SE 138° | 407 m | 3.8 mi |
| Signal Hill | E 81° | 400.8 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:29 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon Muni AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/307292925
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