The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum
The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 34 m. Mount Tom stands 363 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 15 miles off.
The story
The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum is a museum in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States located in the William Pynchon Memorial Building, which until 2009 housed the Connecticut Valley Historical Museum. The museum opened in June 2017. It is located on the Quadrangle along with the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden and other museums.
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Dates from 2016.
Wikidata Q19864031, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 34 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Springfield Museums
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 17.2 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 30.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden: 0.0 mi
- Yertle Garden: 0.0 mi
- Forest Park Aquatic Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Azalea Garden: 9.0 mi
- Side Garden: 9.0 mi
- The Lorax: 0.0 mi
- The Storyteller: 0.0 mi
- Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat: 0.1 mi
- Horton Court: 0.1 mi
- Birdicus Gigantium: 0.2 mi
- Pynchon Park: 0.1 mi
- Merrick Park: 0.1 mi
- Bruce's Landing: 0.1 mi
- Armoury Commons: 0.2 mi
- Stearns Square: 0.2 mi
- The Puritan: 0.1 mi
- Edward P. Boland Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Civil War Monument: 0.2 mi
- Parsons Tavern Location: 0.2 mi
- First Meeting House: 0.2 mi
- Laurel Hill: 2.0 mi
- McCarthy Hill: 4.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 5.0 mi
- Bradley Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Liswell Hill: 5.4 mi
- Abbey Brook Extension: 2.0 mi
- Abbey Brook: 2.2 mi
- Conservation Area: 2.3 mi
- Land Along Connecticut R.: 2.4 mi
- Land Along Connecticut R.: 2.5 mi
- Springfield Museums: 0.0 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 0.0 mi
- World War II Tank: 3.0 mi
- New England Sky Screamer: 4.6 mi
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 7.0 mi
- Cascade: 14.9 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 16.0 mi
- Waterfall: 16.7 mi
- Carpenter's Falls: 17.5 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 17.9 mi
- Indian Leap: 6.4 mi
- Titans Piazza: 13.0 mi
- Flag Rock: 22.8 mi
- Corps Wall: 24.7 mi
- Murdock Wall: 24.7 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 7.3 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 7.4 mi
- Babbs Beach: 9.9 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 13.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 15.7 mi
- Rd: 7.1 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 7.2 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 7.2 mi
- Big Spring: 23.7 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 24.7 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 2.5 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 4.5 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 20.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | NNW 342° | 363 m | 10.0 mi |
| Deadtop | NNW 344° | 333 m | 10.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | ESE 118° | 323 m | 10.4 mi |
| Pine Mountain | ESE 114° | 319 m | 10.3 mi |
| Whiting Peak | NNW 346° | 305 m | 11.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 116° | 303 m | 10.6 mi |
| Perkins Mountain | ESE 121° | 298 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Chapin | E 82° | 281 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield Barnes Muni AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/118861656
Day trips start here
- Longmeadow · 4 mi
- Holyoke · 7 mi
- Ludlow · 7 mi
- Hampden · 9 mi
- Somers · 11 mi
- South Hadley · 11 mi
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