Science Center

Science Center is a building in Town of Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts which is located on East Drive. Science Center is situated nearby to the power station Central Energy Plant, as well as near Beneski Museum of Natural History.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beneski Museum of Natural History and Mead Art Museum.

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 420 feet northwest of Science Center.

Mead Art Museum

Museum

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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 560 feet west of Science Center.

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 1,900 feet north of Science Center.

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

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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

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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 south of Science Center.

Science Center

Type: Building
Address: 25 East Drive
Location: Town of Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.37108° or 42° 22′ 16″ north

Longitude

-72.51341° or 72° 30′ 48″ west

Open location code

87J99FCP+CJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 714020161

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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