Wilder Observatory
Wilder Observatory is an observatory in Town of Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts which is located on Snell Street. Access is restricted and requires permission. Wilder Observatory is situated nearby to the golf course Amherst Golf Club, as well as near the park Pratt Field.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Observatory
- Address: 86 Snell Street
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mead Art Museum and Emily Dickinson Museum.
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. Mead Art Museum is situated 3,000 feet northeast of Wilder Observatory.
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. Emily Dickinson Museum is situated 1 mile northeast of Wilder Observatory.
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. Beneski Museum of Natural History is situated 3,600 feet northeast of Wilder Observatory.
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
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. South Amherst is situated 2 miles southeast of Wilder Observatory.
Wilder Observatory
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Town of Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.36564° or 42° 21′ 56″ northLongitude
-72.52409° or 72° 31′ 27″ westOperator
Amherst CollegeOpen location code
87J99F8G+79OpenStreetMap ID
way 217243886OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
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