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Walworth Historical Society and Museum

Walworth Historical Society and Museum from directly overhead

Walworth Historical Society and Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 170 m. Oak Mountain stands 358 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Walworth Bell, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 9.4 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

human settlement in Wayne County, New York, United States of America

Dates from 1799.

Wikidata Q3708781, matched on coordinates and name (182 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Walworth Historical Society

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.13781, -77.27095

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Walworth Bell: 0.0 mi
  • Lucy Harris Home & Farm: 3.5 mi
  • Martin Harris Farm: 4.0 mi
  • Nathan Harris Home Site: 4.4 mi
  • Erie Canal: 5.3 mi
Parks
  • Ginegaw Park: 0.8 mi
  • Sherburne Road Park: 1.0 mi
  • Marion Town Park: 4.2 mi
  • Macedon Canal Park: 4.8 mi
  • Gravino Park: 4.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 60: 4.7 mi
  • Lock 60 Historic Site: 4.7 mi
  • Enlarged Erie Canal Lock No. 61: 4.8 mi
  • Mud Creek Aqueduct: 5.2 mi
  • Fireman's Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
Artworks
Peaks: 57
Museums: 36
  • Macedon Historical Society Museum: 3.9 mi
  • Alling Coverlet Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Phelps General Store and Residence: 5.5 mi
  • Print Shop Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Erie Canal Depot: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 32
Nature reserves: 24
Waterfalls: 11
Beaches: 5
  • Kershaw Beach: 18.2 mi
  • Kershaw Park Small Marine Craft Launch Area: 18.2 mi
  • Windsor Beach: 18.2 mi
  • Crescent Beach: 18.6 mi
  • Ontario Beach: 19.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Klippel Spring: 15.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Walworth Historical Society and Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak MountainSSW 205°358 m19.0 mi
Baptist HillSSW 201°356 m21.8 mi
Hopper HillsSW 219°335 m17.1 mi
Allens HillSSW 211°317 m24.3 mi
Woodchuck HillSW 217°297 m21.7 mi
Taft HillSSW 214°287 m21.6 mi
Lincoln HillS 174°285 m19.9 mi
Baker HillSW 227°282 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4419:21
June solstice05:3020:1020:53
September equinox06:5718:3119:08
December solstice07:3815:5116:37

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262735455867717063524131
Precip in2.72.52.93.13.04.12.94.13.44.03.53.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Webster 2 NE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/829001186

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