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Wistariahurst Museum

Wistariahurst Museum from directly overhead

Wistariahurst Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 63 m. Bungy Mountain stands 405 m to the west, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Wistariahurst Gardens, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 12 miles off.

The story

building in Massachusetts, United States

Dates from 1901.

Wikidata Q8027742, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Fee
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.20504, -72.61714

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wistariahurst Gardens: 0.0 mi
  • Peasants Park: 0.2 mi
  • Holyoke Library Park: 0.2 mi
  • Churchill Green: 0.3 mi
  • Chestnut Street: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
  • John F. Kennedy Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • Vietnam Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • Gold Star Mothers Monument: 0.7 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Crafts Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Cedar Knob: 2.6 mi
  • Mount Tom: 3.0 mi
  • Little Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Bradley Mountain: 3.5 mi
Gardens: 39
Artworks: 29
Attractions: 27
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 0.5 mi
  • World War II Tank: 4.3 mi
  • Springfield Museums: 7.1 mi
  • Seymour Planetarium: 7.1 mi
  • New England Sky Screamer: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 21
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Waterfall: 16.9 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Cascade: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 14
Beaches: 14
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 2.0 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 2.1 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 2.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 4.7 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 11.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Wistariahurst Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bungy MountainW 279°405 m9.9 mi
Breakneck HillWNW 292°372 m10.8 mi
Mount TomNNW 328°363 m3.0 mi
Pomeroy MountainWNW 299°352 m7.7 mi
Mount NorwottockNE 38°337 m8.8 mi
DeadtopNNW 338°333 m3.6 mi
Lizzie MountainW 276°330 m9.1 mi
Mud HillWNW 298°324 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1519:4820:31
September equinox06:3818:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252836485967737163514131
Precip in2.72.63.44.13.74.44.23.74.64.73.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield Barnes Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/213617602

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