Major Taylor Museum
Major Taylor Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 151 m. Asnebumskit Hill stands 421 m to the west-northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is General Devens, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off.
* Open Saturdays and Sundays by appointment only * Advance reservations are required for all adult and student groups of 10 or more
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 19.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 26.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 29.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- General Devens: 0.0 mi
- World War One Memorial: 0.1 mi
- 1898: 0.1 mi
- Fraternity Rock: 0.4 mi
- Tau Beta Pi Bent: 0.4 mi
- Lincoln Square: 0.1 mi
- Gateway Park: 0.2 mi
- The Quad: 0.5 mi
- Betty Price Playground: 0.5 mi
- Institute Park: 0.6 mi
- Belmont Hill: 0.2 mi
- Chandler Hill: 0.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 0.9 mi
- Crown Hill: 0.9 mi
- Poet Hill: 1.0 mi
- Worcester Wall: 1.0 mi
- The Explorer Express Train: 1.8 mi
- Mine Shaft: 2.1 mi
- Thinking Rock: 2.9 mi
- Ford on Rocks: 3.3 mi
- Crow Hill & Fitzgerald Brook Conservation Restriction: 1.6 mi
- Clark University Property: 1.7 mi
- Hadwen Arboretum: 1.9 mi
- Perkins Farm: 2.8 mi
- Curtis Pond Parcel: 2.8 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 1.7 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 2.2 mi
- Secret Garden: 7.2 mi
- Lawn Garden: 7.3 mi
- Tremont Columns: 0.4 mi
- Celtic Cross: 0.6 mi
- Turtle Boy: 0.7 mi
- Egg-Ice to Steel: 0.7 mi
- Human Chess Board: 0.8 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 0.1 mi
- Worcester Historical Museum: 0.5 mi
- EcoTarium: 1.8 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 2.4 mi
- Shrewsbury Historical Society: 4.8 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 4.1 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 9.9 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 10.4 mi
- Memorial Beach: 12.4 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 13.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 3.3 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 6.8 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Ice Fall: 16.1 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 16.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Picnic: 22.7 mi
- Emerson Falls: 19.6 mi
- Cascades: 19.7 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.0 mi
- Dana: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Major Taylor Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asnebumskit Hill | WNW 293° | 421 m | 5.4 mi |
| Little Asnebumskit Hill | WNW 298° | 399 m | 5.9 mi |
| Crocker Hill | WNW 296° | 369 m | 6.9 mi |
| Elliott Hill | W 277° | 359 m | 6.2 mi |
| Cooper Hill | WNW 285° | 358 m | 5.9 mi |
| Howe Hill | WNW 282° | 352 m | 5.5 mi |
| Stonehouse Hill | NW 312° | 330 m | 4.3 mi |
| Carey Hill | W 259° | 327 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:33 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12532249120
Day trips start here
- Worcester · 0 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 4 mi
- Shrewsbury · 5 mi
- Millbury · 6 mi
- Blackstone Valley · 8 mi
- Spencer · 10 mi
Take the scenic way to Major Taylor Museum.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.