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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame from directly overhead

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is a museum in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 18 m. Mount Tom stands 363 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Emerson Wight Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 16 miles off.

About

The story

American history museum and basketball hall of fame

Dates from 1959.

Wikidata Q290922, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
18 m
Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.09381, -72.58477

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Emerson Wight Park: 0.3 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 0.4 mi
  • Leonardo da Vinci Park: 0.4 mi
  • Bruce's Landing: 0.6 mi
  • Merrick Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
  • McKinley Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • Vietnam Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • Marine Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • Springfield War Memorial: 0.5 mi
Artworks
Museums
Gardens
Peaks
  • Laurel Hill: 1.2 mi
  • McCarthy Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Scott Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Liswell Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 37
  • Seymour Planetarium: 0.7 mi
  • Springfield Museums: 0.7 mi
  • World War II Tank: 3.7 mi
  • New England Sky Screamer: 4.0 mi
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 27
  • Cascade: 14.4 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Waterfall: 16.8 mi
  • Carpenter's Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 15
Beaches: 14
Springs: 5
  • Rd: 7.8 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 7.8 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 7.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 23.5 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 3.3 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 3.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 20.2 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 20.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomNNW 342°363 m10.7 mi
DeadtopNNW 345°333 m11.4 mi
Moon MountainE 97°330 m11.6 mi
Rattlesnake HillESE 115°323 m10.0 mi
Bald MountainSE 128°322 m11.4 mi
Pine MountainESE 111°319 m9.9 mi
Bald MountainESE 113°303 m10.2 mi
Perkins MountainESE 118°298 m10.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1519:4820:30
September equinox06:3818:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252836485967737163514131
Precip in2.72.63.44.13.74.44.23.74.64.73.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield Barnes Muni AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/118874507

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