Worcester Historical Museum
Worcester Historical Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 163 m. Asnebumskit Hill stands 421 m to the west-northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Senator Hoar Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
The story
The Worcester Historical Museum, located in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, was founded in 1875 as the Worcester Society of Antiquity. This museum is the only institution in the area devoted entirely to local history and artifacts. The scope of their collection ranges from colonial to twentieth-century, encompassing manuscripts, textiles, paintings, and ceramics. The museum is made up of permanent and temporary exhibits, a research library, and currently owns and operates the local Salisbury Mansion. The library maintains more than 7,000 titles.
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Dates from 1875.
Wikidata Q8034187, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 19.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 26.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 29.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Senator Hoar Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Lt. Power Memorial: 0.2 mi
- WWII Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Col. Timothy Bigelow Monument: 0.3 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 0.3 mi
- John and Frannie Herron Park: 0.3 mi
- City Common: 0.3 mi
- City Square: 0.4 mi
- Fuller Family Park: 0.5 mi
- General Pickett Park: 0.5 mi
- Belmont Hill: 0.6 mi
- Newton Hill: 0.9 mi
- Chandler Hill: 1.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.0 mi
- Union Hill: 1.2 mi
- Worcester Wall: 0.6 mi
- The Explorer Express Train: 1.9 mi
- Mine Shaft: 2.6 mi
- Thinking Rock: 2.9 mi
- Path Continues: 3.6 mi
- Clark University Property: 1.3 mi
- Hadwen Arboretum: 1.6 mi
- Crow Hill & Fitzgerald Brook Conservation Restriction: 1.7 mi
- Curtis Pond Parcel: 2.3 mi
- Tettaset Ridge: 2.5 mi
- Celtic Cross: 0.2 mi
- Turtle Boy: 0.3 mi
- Egg-Ice to Steel: 0.4 mi
- Human Chess Board: 0.7 mi
- Tremont Columns: 0.7 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 1.2 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 2.0 mi
- Secret Garden: 7.7 mi
- Lawn Garden: 7.7 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 0.5 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 0.5 mi
- EcoTarium: 1.9 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 2.0 mi
- Shrewsbury Historical Society: 5.1 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 4.1 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 10.1 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 10.9 mi
- Memorial Beach: 12.1 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 12.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 3.0 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 7.3 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Ice Fall: 16.4 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 16.5 mi
- Emerson Falls: 20.0 mi
- Cascades: 20.2 mi
- Cargill Falls: 24.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Picnic: 22.2 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.5 mi
- Dana: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Worcester Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asnebumskit Hill | WNW 298° | 421 m | 5.3 mi |
| Little Asnebumskit Hill | WNW 302° | 399 m | 5.9 mi |
| Crocker Hill | WNW 300° | 369 m | 6.9 mi |
| Elliott Hill | W 281° | 359 m | 6.0 mi |
| Cooper Hill | WNW 290° | 358 m | 5.8 mi |
| Howe Hill | WNW 287° | 352 m | 5.4 mi |
| Stonehouse Hill | NW 318° | 330 m | 4.4 mi |
| Carey Hill | W 263° | 327 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:33 | 16:19 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Worcester · 0 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 5 mi
- Millbury · 5 mi
- Shrewsbury · 5 mi
- Blackstone Valley · 8 mi
- Spencer · 10 mi
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