First Congregational Church Bell Tower Climb
First Congregational Church Bell Tower Climb is an attraction in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Folger Hill stands 33 m to the east, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Peter Foulger Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 30 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
payment required to walk up to the bell tower top to access viewpoint
The story
Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
Dates from 1834.
Wikidata Q131923899, matched on coordinates and name (21 m apart).
How to reach it
- 29.5 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Town Dock: 0.4 mi
- North Beach Street: 0.5 mi
- Grove Lane: 0.8 mi
- The Creeks: 1.0 mi
- Monomoy: 1.2 mi
- Childrens Beach: 0.3 mi
- South Beach: 0.5 mi
- Clean Shore: 0.7 mi
- Jetties Beach: 0.7 mi
- Steps Beach: 0.8 mi
- Peter Foulger Museum: 0.1 mi
- Nantucket Whaling Museum: 0.2 mi
- Oldest House: 0.3 mi
- Quaker Meeting House: 0.3 mi
- Greater Light: 0.3 mi
- Lilly Pond: 0.2 mi
- Greater Light Garden: 0.3 mi
- Coffin Park: 0.3 mi
- Mill Hill Park: 0.6 mi
- Dead Horse Valley: 0.6 mi
- Sunset Hill: 0.3 mi
- Popsquatchet Hills: 0.8 mi
- Swain Hill: 2.0 mi
- Fudge Hill: 2.3 mi
- Trots Hills: 2.5 mi
- Soldier and Sailors Monument: 0.4 mi
- Abiah Folger Franklin Fountain: 1.2 mi
- Sankaty Head Light: 7.1 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Dwelling: 7.1 mi
- cannon: 22.3 mi
- Nantucket Cliffs: 0.9 mi
- Squam Head: 6.3 mi
- Sankaty Head: 7.2 mi
- Wasque Point: 18.7 mi
- Oldest House Kitchen Garden: 0.3 mi
- Hadwen House Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Brant Point Light: 0.7 mi
- Whale Tail: 22.4 mi
- Big Bridge: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Congregational Church Bell Tower Climb. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folger Hill | E 94° | 33 m | 4.8 mi |
| Sampson Hill | WNW 288° | 28 m | 20.8 mi |
| Shawkemo Hills | E 93° | 26 m | 2.9 mi |
| Sauls Hills | E 95° | 23 m | 4.9 mi |
| Popsquatchet Hills | SW 223° | 22 m | 0.8 mi |
| Washaqua Hill | WNW 286° | 22 m | 20.0 mi |
| Macys Hill | E 94° | 19 m | 4.0 mi |
| Fudge Hill | E 89° | 18 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:36 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 15:31 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nantucket MEM AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/554484091
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