Williams College Museum of Art
Williams College Museum of Art is a museum in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 214 m. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the south-southeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Currier Quad, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Mohawk Trail - MA runs past it.
The story
The Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) is a college-affiliated art museum in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It is located on the Williams College campus, close to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) and the Clark Art Institute. Its growing collection encompasses more than 14,000 works, with particular strengths in contemporary art, photography, prints, and Indian painting. The museum is free and open to the public.
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Dates from 1926.
Wikidata Q12072937, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 214 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 3.2 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 11.5 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 21.6 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Williamstown view · 1 mi
- Fitch Overlook · 4 mi
- The Hopper · 4 mi
- Robinson's Point · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Currier Quad: 0.0 mi
- Science Quad: 0.1 mi
- Linear Park: 0.2 mi
- Denison Park: 0.3 mi
- Field Park: 0.4 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 0.4 mi
- 1753 House: 0.4 mi
- Lt. Herbert Allan Field Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Mausert's Camp: 2.1 mi
- Tenney Home: 3.2 mi
- Clover Hill Farm Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- The Clark Art Institute: 0.8 mi
- Cold Spring Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Bullock Ledge Wildlife Management Area: 1.3 mi
- Fitch Memorial Woodlands: 1.4 mi
- Buxton Hill: 0.9 mi
- Stone Hill: 1.3 mi
- Bee Hill: 1.7 mi
- Pine Cobble: 2.0 mi
- Birch Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mehlin Museum of Astronomy: 0.1 mi
- Williamstown House of Local History: 0.5 mi
- Lunder Center at Stone Hill: 0.8 mi
- Farm Museum: 1.4 mi
- Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum: 8.3 mi
- Haley Falls: 3.7 mi
- Money Brook Falls: 3.8 mi
- March Cataract Falls: 5.3 mi
- Deer Hill Falls: 5.6 mi
- Peck's Falls: 6.8 mi
- Jenny Holzer Benches: 0.6 mi
- Jenny Holzer Benches: 0.6 mi
- Thomas Schütte Crystal: 0.9 mi
- The Wind Chimes: 2.2 mi
- C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 4.4 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 11.7 mi
- Grandfather Rock: 11.8 mi
- Sentinels: 11.9 mi
- Antique Truck: 14.4 mi
- Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster: 17.7 mi
- Buxton Garden: 1.4 mi
- Troy Botanical Garden: 21.2 mi
- Meditation Gardens: 22.9 mi
- Tenth Street Community Garden: 24.2 mi
- Ninth Street Community Garden: 24.3 mi
- Witts Ledge: 4.5 mi
- Raven Rocks: 5.7 mi
- Hoosac Range: 8.2 mi
- Clover Mountain: 17.0 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 20.0 mi
- Campers Beach: 5.9 mi
- Waterfront: 16.7 mi
- The Ledges: 18.7 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 22.4 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 22.8 mi
- Day Use Area: 13.9 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 14.0 mi
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 14.2 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 21.7 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Williams College Museum of Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Greylock | SSE 160° | 1,063 m | 5.4 mi |
| Saddle Ball Mountain | S 174° | 985 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Fitch | SSE 151° | 945 m | 4.4 mi |
| Houghton Mountain | NE 39° | 939 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Williams | SE 143° | 901 m | 3.7 mi |
| Scrub Hill | NE 37° | 883 m | 8.0 mi |
| Crum Hill | E 90° | 863 m | 9.3 mi |
| Spruce Hill | NE 35° | 858 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:37 | 16:23 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Adams Harriman AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/214110675
Day trips start here
- Williamstown · 0 mi
- North Adams · 5 mi
- Adams · 7 mi
- New Ashford · 8 mi
- Florida · 10 mi
- Cheshire · 11 mi
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