Wenham Museum
Wenham Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Great Hill stands 75 m to the northwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Carbarn Lot, a park 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off.
The story
The Wenham Museum is a museum in Wenham, Massachusetts, United States. The museum is a non-profit organization that was established in 1922 and currently has a collection estimated at 45,000 objects, which includes textiles, toys, photographs, archival documents, children's books, and objects related to domestic life dating from the 17th century to the present. The museum also owns, preserves, and interprets the Claflin-Gerrish-Richards House, a 17th-century colonial house to which the main museum building has been added. The museum is best known for its collection of over 5000 antique dolls, and eleven permanent, electric model train dioramas. Known for being a hands-on history museum, its main visitor demographic is families with children age 8 and younger. It is a participating member of the Association of Children's Museums and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). Traditionally the museum runs several family-oriented community events throughout the year, including semi-annual artisan fairs, antique and collectibles sales, and community art projects. The museum also hosts public and private school students who participate in a hands-on Colonial Life Field Trip Program which focuses on typical chores and tasks that would have been required of children during the colonial era in what is now Massachusetts.
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Dates from 1922.
Wikidata Q22226817, matched on coordinates and name (12 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 18.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 18.9 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 19.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Rock · 9 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 12 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Carbarn Lot: 0.1 mi
- Pingree Park: 0.6 mi
- Fairhaven Field: 0.7 mi
- Patton Park: 1.1 mi
- West Wenham Park: 1.3 mi
- Water Supply Land: 0.5 mi
- Wenham Aquifer Land: 0.5 mi
- Water Supply Land: 0.6 mi
- Water Supply Land: 0.6 mi
- Reynolds Farm & Proctor Woodland: 0.7 mi
- M4 Sherman Tank: 1.1 mi
- Patton Park Dedication: 1.1 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 2.1 mi
- The Round Point: 2.8 mi
- Pigeon Hill Pinnacle: 3.1 mi
- Lords Hill: 1.3 mi
- Scilly's Hill: 1.6 mi
- Savin Hill: 1.8 mi
- Brimble Hill: 1.9 mi
- Cherry Hill: 2.1 mi
- Future Home of the Massachusetts Air and Space Museum: 1.8 mi
- John Canot House and Visitor Center: 4.0 mi
- Rebecca Nurse Homestead: 4.5 mi
- Salem Witch Museum: 5.5 mi
- Narbonne House: 5.6 mi
- Connors Farm: 2.5 mi
- The Rockery: 2.8 mi
- Bell: 5.7 mi
- Derby Waterfront District: 5.7 mi
- Corn Maze: 5.7 mi
- Dane Street Beach: 4.0 mi
- Lynch Park Beach: 4.1 mi
- Dane Street Beach: 4.2 mi
- Patch Beach: 4.2 mi
- Rice's Beach: 4.2 mi
- Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 4.5 mi
- Community Gardens: 4.6 mi
- Ropes Garden: 5.7 mi
- Salem Community Gardens: 6.2 mi
- Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 7.4 mi
- Samantha "Bewitched" Statue: 5.7 mi
- Goldfish: 5.9 mi
- Verduras: 5.9 mi
- Crabs: 5.9 mi
- Communion with Us: 5.9 mi
- Gregory Island: 3.8 mi
- Half Tide Rocks: 7.4 mi
- Town Head: 7.8 mi
- Great Neck: 8.1 mi
- Coastal Bank Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Picnic Table: 17.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- North Grove Catering: 22.8 mi
- Pine Knoll: 23.0 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 11.3 mi
- Front Range Light: 14.4 mi
- Ramp: 15.9 mi
- Boathouse: 15.9 mi
- Utility Building: 15.9 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 16.4 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 16.5 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 19.4 mi
- Newbury Falls: 10.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.6 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.0 mi
- Hampton Falls: 21.2 mi
- Rail Spring: 10.9 mi
- Quarry Spring: 16.1 mi
- Lion's Spring: 17.7 mi
- Dogtown: 11.7 mi
- Haywardville: 14.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Wenham Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hill | NW 318° | 75 m | 4.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNE 12° | 74 m | 5.5 mi |
| Witch Hill | WNW 286° | 70 m | 3.6 mi |
| Turner Hill | N 358° | 70 m | 4.3 mi |
| Long Hill | NW 312° | 67 m | 5.5 mi |
| Rea Farm Hill | W 277° | 65 m | 3.6 mi |
| Town Hill | NW 314° | 65 m | 3.8 mi |
| Blueberry Hill | NNW 348° | 64 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:28 | 16:14 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly Muni AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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