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Old Academy Building

Old Academy Building from directly overhead

Old Academy Building is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 337 m. Dry Hill stands 423 m to the west-northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Community Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1838
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.49996, -72.33077

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • South Athol WWI Honor Roll: 4.1 mi
  • South Athol WWII Honor Roll: 4.1 mi
  • Grave's Landing: 6.0 mi
  • Hazel's Park: 6.4 mi
  • Survey Disk- TT 12 GA 1942: 7.3 mi
Parks
  • Town Common: 4.7 mi
  • Town Common: 4.8 mi
  • Kiwanis Bicentennial Park: 5.5 mi
  • Kiwanis Bicentennial Park: 5.6 mi
  • Orange Dog Park: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 52
  • Old North Dana Depot: 3.4 mi
  • Path Continues: 5.3 mi
  • Path Continues: 5.3 mi
  • Path Continues: 5.4 mi
  • Path Continues: 5.5 mi
Museums: 41
Gardens: 24
  • Community Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Wendell Community Garden: 4.7 mi
  • North Garden: 11.3 mi
  • South Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 23
  • Indian Kitchen: 7.8 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 7.9 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 8.0 mi
  • The Sanctuary: 8.0 mi
  • Pigpen Ledges: 8.4 mi
Artworks: 19
Beaches: 17
  • Silver Lake Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 15.8 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Bear's Den Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 1
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 23.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Old Academy Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dry HillWNW 294°423 m7.6 mi
Orcutt HillNW 311°394 m3.3 mi
Bear MountainNW 321°389 m7.7 mi
Packard MountainSSW 203°386 m2.9 mi
Poor Farm HillWNW 296°384 m0.8 mi
Brushy MountainWSW 256°380 m7.3 mi
Locks HillWNW 290°372 m3.9 mi
Bear MountainNW 324°372 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:02
June solstice05:1319:4820:31
September equinox06:3718:1118:49
December solstice07:1615:3416:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465867727062504030
Precip in2.72.33.43.43.24.13.83.94.34.23.43.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orange Muni AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/214725215

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