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Shaftsbury Historical Society Museum

Shaftsbury Historical Society Museum from directly overhead

Shaftsbury Historical Society Museum is a museum in Vermont, at a recorded elevation of 347 m. Equinox Mountain stands 1,169 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Gov. Jonas Galusha Homestead, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Molly Stark Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off.

About

The story

historic homestead in Shaftsbury Center, Vermont

Dates from 1783.

Wikidata Q24534621, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
347 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.98809, -73.20682

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Lake Shaftsbury State Park: 2.6 mi
  • Lincoln Square: 4.5 mi
  • New Skete Monastery: 6.0 mi
  • Willow Park: 6.2 mi
  • Arlington Recreation Park: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves: 54
Historic sites: 50
Museums: 21
Waterfalls: 15
  • Hoosick Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Lye Brook Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Middle Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Dionondahowa Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Haley Falls: 20.1 mi
Artworks: 13
Gardens: 4
  • Meditation Gardens: 5.8 mi
  • Yellow Barn Farm: 6.6 mi
  • Manchester Community Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Buxton Garden: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 15.4 mi
  • The Ledges: 19.9 mi
  • Green Mountain Beach: 21.2 mi
  • Campers Beach: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Mohawk Maiden Cruises: 20.6 mi
  • Grandfather Rock: 21.1 mi
  • Schuylerville Corn Maize: 21.5 mi
  • Sentinels: 21.5 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 16.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Shaftsbury Historical Society Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Equinox MountainNNE 20°1,169 m13.1 mi
Glastenbury MountainE 96°1,139 m6.9 mi
Lookout RockNNE 21°1,116 m13.5 mi
Mount SnowE 98°1,092 m14.4 mi
Haystack MountainESE 109°1,044 m15.4 mi
Little EquinoxNNE 20°1,009 m11.8 mi
Bear MountainN 8°1,006 m14.8 mi
Grass MountainN 349°941 m4.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1519:5320:36
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2215:3516:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232533465664696760493929
Precip in2.41.92.72.53.54.04.73.93.83.62.82.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bennington Morse State AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/366668005

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