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Methuen Historical Society

Methuen Historical Society from directly overhead

Methuen Historical Society is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Holt Hill stands 128 m to the south-southeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Tenney Estate Park, a park 0.1 miles away. The Apple Way of Londonderry passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

city in Massachusetts, United States

Dates from 1642.

Wikidata Q54179, matched on coordinates and name (721 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.72953, -71.18389

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tenney Estate Park: 0.1 mi
  • Tenney St Playground: 0.6 mi
  • Chelmsford St Playground: 0.6 mi
  • Gill Ave Playground: 0.8 mi
  • Potter Field: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
  • Nevins Bird Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
  • Conservation Land: 0.8 mi
  • Conservation Land: 0.9 mi
  • Conservation Land: 0.9 mi
  • Conservation Land: 1.2 mi
Peaks
  • Daddy Frye Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Tower Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Reservoir Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Meetinghouse Hill: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Lawrence Civil War Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Campagnone Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Persian Gulf Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Tuscan Village Founding Memorial: 3.5 mi
Museums
Beaches
Gardens
  • Andover Community Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Wildflower Lane Cul de Sac: 7.2 mi
  • Georgetown Community Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Tewksbury Community Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Wildflower Meadows: 8.7 mi
Attractions
  • Mine of Lost Souls: 5.4 mi
  • Kiddie Canoes: 5.4 mi
  • Policy Pond Log Flume: 5.4 mi
  • Pirate Ship: 5.5 mi
  • Sea/land Rescue: 5.5 mi
Artworks
Picnic sites: 22
Cliffs: 18
Rest areas: 8
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 2.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 8.0 mi
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 8.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 10.8 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Wamesit Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 20.4 mi
Springs: 5
  • Lion's Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Rail Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 21.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Methuen Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Holt HillSSE 147°128 m7.3 mi
Mills HillSE 137°121 m5.5 mi
Poplar HillW 277°118 m3.7 mi
Town Farm HillSE 124°117 m6.2 mi
Boston HillSE 141°117 m7.4 mi
Claypit HillSE 137°116 m6.3 mi
Gordons HillNNW 339°115 m7.6 mi
Gage HillW 278°113 m4.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0719:4420:27
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1315:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937495968747365534333
Precip in4.23.84.74.13.84.13.73.73.94.73.84.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lawrence, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/214540963

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