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Colonel Barrett House

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Colonel Barrett House from directly overhead

Colonel Barrett House is an attraction in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Flagg Hill stands 139 m to the west, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Simon Willard Woods, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off.

The story

Concord, Massachusetts, listed on the NRHP in Middlesex County

Dates from 1705.

Wikidata Q5141768, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.47291, -71.38079

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
Attractions
  • Egg Rock: 1.3 mi
  • Diamond Crossing: 1.3 mi
  • Old Manse: 1.6 mi
  • Lime Kiln Ruins: 1.8 mi
  • Saw Mill Ruin: 1.9 mi
Artworks
  • Minute Man Statue: 1.5 mi
  • Dream World: 4.5 mi
  • Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories: 4.5 mi
  • Archadian Gyro: 4.5 mi
  • Watershed: 4.5 mi
Gardens
Museums
Beaches
Cliffs: 39
Picnic sites: 24
Waterfalls: 6
  • Wamesit Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Cascades: 22.1 mi
  • The Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Colonel Barrett House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flagg HillW 265°139 m6.1 mi
Wilderness HillNW 310°120 m6.4 mi
Starr HillNW 308°120 m6.5 mi
Goodman HillS 191°119 m6.9 mi
Nagog HillNW 307°111 m4.0 mi
Rail Tree HillN 355°111 m4.7 mi
Annursnac HillWNW 295°110 m0.8 mi
Newtown HillWNW 302°110 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4420:27
September equinox06:3318:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/212586178

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