Mount Castor
Mount Castor is a peak in Town of Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts and has an elevation of 315 feet. Mount Castor is situated nearby to the suburb South Amherst, as well as near the quarter Pomeroy Village.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 315 feet
- Description: mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America
- Also known as: “Mt. Castor”
Places of Interest
Highlights include South Amherst Common Historic District and Mead Art Museum.
South Amherst Common Historic District
Park
The South Amherst Common Historic District encompasses the village common and surrounding buildings of South Amherst, Massachusetts. This area developed as a rural residential village hub in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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.
Emily Dickinson Museum
Museum
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Amherst and Amherst.
South Amherst
Suburb
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.
Amherst
Photo: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Mount Castor
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Town of Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.34787° or 42° 20′ 52″ northLongitude
-72.50981° or 72° 30′ 35″ westElevation
315 feet (96 metres)Open location code
87J98FXR+43OpenStreetMap ID
node 358270483OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Mount Castor” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mount Castor (bukid sa Estados Unidos)”
- Cebuano: “Mount Castor”
- Dutch: “Mount Castor”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pomeroy Village and Mill Valley.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mt Castor Marsh Conservation Area and Gralenski Farm Conservation Area.
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