Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Connecticut River valley. The town is the highest populated municipality in Hampshire County. The town is home to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, three of the Five Colleges. The name of the town is spoken without the h by natives and long-time residents, giving rise to the local saying, "only the 'h' is silent", in reference both to the pronunciation and to the town's politically active populace.

Amherst has three places: Amherst Center, North Amherst, and South Amherst.

Amherst is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Lying 22 miles (35ย km) north of the city of Springfield, Amherst is considered the northernmost town in the Hartfordโ€“Springfield Metropolitan Region, "The Knowledge Corridor". Amherst is also located in the Pioneer Valley, which encompasses Hampshire, Hampden and Franklin counties.

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Economy Major employers in Amherst include University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst College, William D. Mullins Memorial Center, Hampshire College, and Amherst-Pelham Regional School District.

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Transport: Bus The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority, funded by local governments and the Five College Consortium, provides public transportation in the area, operated by University of Massachusetts Transportation Services. Service runs well into the early morning hours on weekends when school is in session. Students attending any colleges in the Five Colleges Consortium have a fee included in their tuition bills (service fee for UMass Amherst students and student activity fees for the other colleges) for each semester that prepays their bus fares for the semester. UMass Transit buses operate via a proof-of-payment system, in which there are random inspections of student identification cards and bus passes and transfers.

Peter Pan Bus Lines provides service between Amherst and Springfield, Boston, and other locations in New England. Megabus provides service between New York City, Amherst, and Burlington, Vermont.

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Transport: Rail Amtrak rail service is available in nearby Northampton on the Vermonter service between Washington D.C. and St. Albans, Vermont. More frequent Amtrak service to New York City and Washington, D.C., is available from Union Station in Springfield.

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Transport: Air The closest major domestic and limited international air service is available through Bradley International Airport (BDL) in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. Bradley is located approximately one hour's driving time from Amherst. Major international service is available through Logan International Airport (BOS) in Boston, 90 miles away.

General aviation service is close by, at Northampton Airport, Westover Metropolitan Airport, and Turners Falls Airport.

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Amherst, Massachusetts, United States 
<b>Amherst, Massachusetts, United States</b>
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Amherst has a population of over 39,500 people. Amherst also forms one of the centres of the wider Hampshire County which has a population of over 162,308 people. Amherst is ranked #766 for startups with a score of 0.185.

To set up a UBI Lab for Amherst see: https://www.ubilabnetwork.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/UBILabNetwork

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Amherst has links with:

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Arcachon, France ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Kanegasaki, Japan ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎ La Paz Centro, Nicaragua ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Nyeri, Kenya
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  • Kevin Roche |

    ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Architect Kevin Roche is associated with Amherst. He was a member of the Accademia Nazionale di San Luca in Italy.

Antipodal to Amherst is: 107.483,-42.383

Locations Near: Amherst -72.5167,42.3833

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Northampton -72.65,42.333 d: 12.3  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Greenfield -72.6,42.583 d: 23.3  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Chicopee -72.6,42.133 d: 28.6  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Springfield -72.583,42.1 d: 32  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Vernon -72.45,41.833 d: 61.4  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Manchester -72.517,41.767 d: 68.6  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ East Hartford -72.6,41.75 d: 70.8  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hartford -72.674,41.763 d: 70.2  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ West Hartford -72.75,41.767 d: 71.2  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Worcester -71.802,42.263 d: 60.2  

Antipodal to: Amherst 107.483,-42.383

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Bunbury 115.637,-33.327 d: 18780.9  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Albany 117.867,-35.017 d: 18799  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Mandurah 115.721,-32.529 d: 18701.5  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Rockingham 115.717,-32.267 d: 18676.7  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ City of Cockburn 115.833,-32.167 d: 18661.5  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Cannington 115.934,-32.017 d: 18642.4  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Vincent 115.834,-31.936 d: 18639.4  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Perth 115.86,-31.956 d: 18640  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Guildford 115.973,-31.9 d: 18629.3  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Wanneroo 115.803,-31.747 d: 18622.6  

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