Arrowhead
Arrowhead, also known as the Herman Melville House, is a historic house museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
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A museum inside Pittsfield
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 14°. When to go ↓
You can stay in Pittsfield
Arrowhead is inside Pittsfield, which has 1,971 hotel and restaurant jobs, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep
May, June, July, August and September are the mild months, with highs of 69–81°. When to go ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Census job and town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Pittsfield. Green months are the mild ones.
Arrowhead
Arrowhead, also known as the Herman Melville House, is a historic house museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It was the home of American author Herman Melville from 1850 to 1863. Melville wrote several of his major works at Arrowhead, including the novels Moby-Dick, Pierre (dedicated to nearby Mount Greylock), The Confidence-Man, and Israel Potter; The Piazza Tales (a short story collection named for Arrowhead's porch); and magazine stories such as "I and My Chimney."
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- National Historic Landmark · National Register of Historic Places (1966)
- Wikipedia readers
- 7.3K a year
Stay in Pittsfield, or close by
Towns within 30 miles, closest first. Hotel and restaurant jobs show how many places there are to stay and eat.
| Town | From Arrowhead | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsfield | in town | 1,971 | 43,457 | $257K | C− |
| Lenox | 3 mi south | 1,449 | 5,079 | $467K | B− |
| Washington | 6 mi southeast | 3 | 526 | $371K | — |
| Richmond 24% vacation homes | 6 mi west | 1 | 1,403 | $585K | — |
| Dalton | 7 mi northeast | 190 | 6,256 | $296K | A− |
| Hinsdale | 7 mi east | 31 | 1,859 | $268K | — |
| Lee | 8 mi south | 407 | 5,719 | $353K | B− |
| Lanesborough | 8 mi north | 158 | 3,028 | $299K | — |
| Hancock 62% vacation homes | 9 mi northwest | 243 | 752 | $376K | — |
| Stockbridge 43% vacation homes | 9 mi southwest | 323 | 2,056 | $600K | B+ |
| West Stockbridge 33% vacation homes | 10 mi southwest | 27 | 1,250 | $536K | — |
| Canaan 23% vacation homes | 11 mi west | 13 | 1,791 | $408K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Arrowhead
Other well-known places within 57 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
116 mi⛰ MountainMount Greylock
210 mi🏛 MuseumNorman Rockwell Museum
47 mi📍 LandmarkFriendly Ice Cream sign
57 mi🏛 National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
320 mi🏛 MuseumClark Art Institute
56 mi🎢 Theme parkLake Compounce
33 mi🏛 MuseumOlana State Historic Site
45 mi🏛 MuseumHancock Shaker VillagePhoto credits
Mount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Norman Rockwell Museum: User:Rmrfstar, CC BY 2.5 · Friendly Ice Cream sign: Peter Cooper Jr., CC0 · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Clark Art Institute: Daderot, Public domain · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Olana State Historic Site: Netniks, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hancock Shaker Village: Bestbudbrian, CC BY-SA 4.0
Visiting Arrowhead
Is Arrowhead in Pittsfield?
Yes. It’s inside Pittsfield, MA.
When is the best time to visit Arrowhead?
May, June, July, August and September, with highs of 69–81°.
How far is Arrowhead from Brookhaven?
About 109 miles south of Brookhaven, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Arrowhead?
Albany (ALB), about 36 miles away.
Where should I stay near Arrowhead?
Pittsfield (in town, 1,971 hotel and restaurant jobs), Lenox (3 mi, 1,449 hotel and restaurant jobs) and Dalton (7 mi, 190 hotel and restaurant jobs).
Tips from people in Pittsfield
No tips yet. Ask, or answer, in Pittsfield’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.