Walter Elwood Museum
Walter Elwood Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 120 m. Shaker Mountain stands 766 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mohawk Valley Railway Society, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Trail passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
The Walter Elwood Museum is a museum of local history in Amsterdam, New York. The museum is currently located in at 100 Church Street in the former Noteworthy Complex and historic Sanford & Sons Carpet Mills building. The museum was founded in 1939 by Walter Elwood, a local history teacher, who began collecting local artifacts in the 1930s. The museum features interactive exhibits of local history, including area industry and textile mills, politics, the Victorian era and natural history. Collections include buttons, objects crafted by the Mohawk, hand-made doll clothes, glass teaching slides, political buttons, and fossils and shells. The museum has been housed in several locations in Amsterdam over time, including the Fifth Ward School, then the Guy Park Avenue School, and then the Guy Park Manor in 2009. In 2011, damage from Hurricane Irene forced the museum to close until a new home could be found. The museum opened in its current location in 2013.
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Dates from 1939.
Wikidata Q18159123, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 9.7 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 11.8 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lock 7 Dam · 20 mi
- view east · 22 mi
- Mohawk River view · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grand Army of the Republic Park: 0.2 mi
- Kirk Douglas Park: 0.3 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.5 mi
- James T. Bergen Veterans Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Riverlink Park: 0.5 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 0.2 mi
- Polish American Veterans Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Amsterdam Veterans Memorial: 0.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.5 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Mosher Marsh Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Strawberry Fields Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Saratoga Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 7.6 mi
- Consaulis Vly County Forest: 8.1 mi
- Lost Valley State Forest: 8.8 mi
- Florida Hills: 2.1 mi
- Swart Hill: 4.3 mi
- Patton Hill: 4.4 mi
- McKinney Hill: 4.6 mi
- Bean Hill: 5.6 mi
- Mohawk Valley Railway Society: 0.0 mi
- Old Fort Johnson: 3.1 mi
- Shrine Museum and Library: 6.0 mi
- Saints of Auriesville Museum: 6.1 mi
- The Wildlife Sports and Educational Museum: 7.4 mi
- Mother Mosaic: 0.5 mi
- DreamRiver: 0.5 mi
- Mother and Child at the Mohawk River: 0.6 mi
- Waterfall Gate: 0.6 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 11.4 mi
- Rynex Kill Falls: 10.3 mi
- Upper Plotter Kill Falls: 10.3 mi
- Lower Plotter Kill Falls: 10.3 mi
- Sergeant Falls: 10.5 mi
- Jacob's Ladder Falls: 10.7 mi
- Perrella Sculpture Garden: 6.3 mi
- Fremont Street Garden: 10.9 mi
- Landis Arboretum: 11.7 mi
- Jackson's Garden: 15.4 mi
- Mrs. Perkin's Garden: 15.4 mi
- Karista Spring: 20.7 mi
- Orenda Spring: 20.7 mi
- Hayes Spring: 20.7 mi
- Island Spouter: 20.7 mi
- non-carbonated water: 20.7 mi
- Caughnawaga Indian Village Site: 10.6 mi
- Hyzer Creek Disc Golf Course: 13.2 mi
- The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 15.1 mi
- Secret Caverns: 19.0 mi
- Howe Caverns: 20.0 mi
- Maclachan Ridge: 3.9 mi
- Big Nose: 14.9 mi
- Cave Wall: 20.8 mi
- Lower Misery Wall: 20.8 mi
- Water Streak Wall: 20.8 mi
- I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 10.6 mi
- I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 10.8 mi
- Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 13.3 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 14.0 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 21.1 mi
- Brown's Beach: 22.6 mi
- Schoharie Crossing Launch: 5.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Walter Elwood Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaker Mountain | NNW 327° | 766 m | 22.2 mi |
| Panther Mountain | NNW 331° | 756 m | 23.1 mi |
| Pinnacle | NNW 332° | 752 m | 21.8 mi |
| Bernhardt Mountain | NNW 340° | 699 m | 16.2 mi |
| Ferguson Mountain | NNW 338° | 670 m | 15.7 mi |
| Camelhump | NW 318° | 668 m | 22.9 mi |
| Peters Mountain | NNW 346° | 656 m | 17.6 mi |
| Sheeley Mountain | NW 313° | 653 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:57 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 23 | 31 | 45 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Delanson 2NE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Schenectady · 16 mi
- Ballston Spa · 18 mi
- Clifton Park · 19 mi
- Capital District · 22 mi
- Saratoga Springs · 22 mi
- Cohoes · 27 mi
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