Amherst Common
Amherst Common is a park in Hampshire, Massachusetts. Amherst Common is situated nearby to the locality Amherst Center, as well as near the neighborhood East Village Historic District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Emily Dickinson Museum and Mead Art Museum.
Emily Dickinson Museum
Museum
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The Emily Dickinson Museum is a historic house museum consisting of two houses: the Dickinson Homestead and the Evergreens. The Dickinson Homestead was the birthplace and home from 1855 to 1886 of 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson, whose poems were discovered in her bedroom there after her death.
Mead Art Museum
Museum
Mead Art Museum houses the fine art collection of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Opened in 1949, the building is named after architect William Rutherford Mead, of the prestigious architectural firm McKim, Mead & White.
Beneski Museum of Natural History
Museum
The Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College, is located on the campus of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. It showcases fossils and minerals collected locally and abroad, many by past and present students and professors.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amherst and East Village Historic District.
Amherst
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Amherst is a town in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. Amherst is home to about 35,000 residents as well as the campuses of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst College, and Hampshire College.
East Village Historic District
Neighborhood
The East Village Historic District is a historic district encompassing the center of the East Village of Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. It includes properties on Main Street, North East Street, and South East Street.
South Amherst
Hamlet
South Amherst is a census-designated place in the town of Amherst in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,994 at the 2010 census. South Amherst is situated 2½ miles south of Amherst Common.
Amherst Common
- Type: Park
- Location: Hampshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.37398° or 42° 22′ 26″ northLongitude
-72.51953° or 72° 31′ 10″ westElevation
305 feet (93 metres)Open location code
87J99FFJ+H5GeoNames ID
4929025
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Amherst Center and East Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Strong House and Amherst History Museum.
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