Amethyst Conservation Area

Amethyst Conservation Area is a park in , . Amethyst Conservation Area is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Emily Dickinson Museum and Amherst station.

Museum
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
The 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 poet Emily Dickinson, whose poems were discovered in her bedroom there after her death.

Railway station
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Amherst is a former intercity rail station located in . The station was built by the Amherst and Belchertown Railroad in 1853; it was served by the Central Vermont Railway until 1947.

Museum
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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. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Amethyst Conservation Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Village Historic District and Amherst.

Neighborhood
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The is a historic district encompassing the center of the East Village of , United States. It includes properties on Main Street, North East Street, and South East Street.

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is a town in the of Western Massachusetts. is home to about 35,000 residents as well as the campuses of the University of Massachusetts, College, and Hampshire College.

Suburb
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is a census-designated place in the town of in , , United States. The population was 4,994 at the 2010 census. is situated 3 miles south of Amethyst Conservation Area.

Amethyst Conservation Area

Latitude
42.38155° or 42° 22′ 54″ north
Longitude
-72.48864° or 72° 29′ 19″ west
Elevation
197 feet (60 metres)
Inception
June 29th, 2004
Open location code
87J99GJ6+JG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29906276
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­farmland
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
4929082
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