Mariposa Museum
Mariposa Museum is a museum in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 220 m. Mount Monadnock stands 965 m to the west, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cultural Cocoon, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
The Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center is a museum in Peterborough, New Hampshire, United States. It was founded in 2002, by husband-and-wife team David Blair and Linda Marsella to improve awareness and understanding across cultural boundaries. The Mariposa was designed as a "hands-on" museum and is located in Peterborough's Baptist Church building (1841), which was added to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places in 2011. In 2019, the Mariposa expanded its mission and opened the Mariposa Museum in Oak Bluffs in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts to showcase the work and scholarship of African-American artists. The Mariposa Museum in Oak Bluffs is Martha’s Vineyard’s only museum dedicated to African-American artists.
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Wikidata Q130052230, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 14.6 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 16.6 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 25.5 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 25.7 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Beal's Knob Vista · 23 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 26 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 27 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cultural Cocoon: 0.0 mi
- Armillary: 6.0 mi
- Clyde II: 14.5 mi
- Schoolboy of 1850: 16.7 mi
- Aurora: 17.0 mi
- Depot Park: 0.1 mi
- Nubanusit Terrace: 0.1 mi
- Boccelli Garden: 0.1 mi
- Putnam Park: 0.1 mi
- Teixeira Park: 1.6 mi
- Hall Property: 0.8 mi
- Shieling Forest: 1.3 mi
- Fremont Conservation Land: 1.7 mi
- Casalis State Forest: 2.5 mi
- Cunningham Pond Conservation Area: 2.7 mi
- Oak Hill: 2.3 mi
- Pack Monadnock Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Temple Mountain: 4.1 mi
- North Pack Monadnock Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Greenwood Hill: 4.7 mi
- New England Glassworks: 6.2 mi
- Troy Civil War Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Troy's Hero Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Troy Veterans Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Troy Veterans Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Aquarius No. 1 Fire Museum: 0.1 mi
- Rindge Historcal Museum: 9.3 mi
- Troy Historical Society: 12.4 mi
- Troy Station: 12.4 mi
- Winchendon Historical Society: 14.4 mi
- Ranger Beach: 5.4 mi
- Picnickers Beach: 6.1 mi
- Campers Beach: 6.2 mi
- Contoocook Lake Public Beach: 6.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 7.0 mi
- Barrett House: 9.6 mi
- Barrett House: 9.8 mi
- Frog Rock: 12.1 mi
- Nutting Ledges: 12.2 mi
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 17.1 mi
- Bonner Falls: 5.3 mi
- Brennan Falls: 9.8 mi
- Senter Falls: 11.2 mi
- Middle Falls: 12.2 mi
- Upper Falls: 12.2 mi
- Noahs Ark: 5.7 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 6.0 mi
- Maple Hill Gardens: 20.4 mi
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 20.9 mi
- Sundial Community Garden: 21.4 mi
- Billings Fold: 8.2 mi
- Black Precipice: 8.3 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 15.1 mi
- Jacob Hill: 18.0 mi
- Raymond Cliff: 20.8 mi
- Falcon Spring: 7.5 mi
- River Road Spring: 15.7 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 16.4 mi
- (seasonal): 23.1 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 9.7 mi
- Trap Falls: 16.7 mi
- Wright Grove: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Mariposa Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Monadnock | W 262° | 965 m | 8.1 mi |
| Bald Rock | WSW 259° | 790 m | 8.1 mi |
| Monte Rosa | W 260° | 749 m | 8.4 mi |
| North Pack Monadnock Mountain | E 82° | 694 m | 4.3 mi |
| Pack Monadnock Mountain | ESE 106° | 692 m | 3.7 mi |
| Crotched Mountain | NNE 25° | 630 m | 9.2 mi |
| Holt Peak | SE 137° | 623 m | 4.7 mi |
| Skatutakee Mountain | NW 325° | 609 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jaffrey Silver RCH Airpark, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4903017775
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