Penniman House
Penniman House is an attraction in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Capped Foundation of Former Gunn Dairy Barn, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 3.4 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic house in Massachusetts, United States
Dates from 1868.
Wikidata Q5344822, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1868
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Eastham Salt Marsh: 0.2 mi
- Heller Land: 0.3 mi
- Heller Land: 0.4 mi
- Capowack Land Trust: 0.4 mi
- Deacon Paine: 0.5 mi
- Windmill Green: 0.9 mi
- Wiley Park: 1.8 mi
- Windmill Park: 1.9 mi
- Eldredge Park: 2.8 mi
- Three Sisters of Nauset: 2.9 mi
- Herring Pond Beach: 1.2 mi
- Wiley Park Beach: 1.8 mi
- First Encounter Beach: 1.9 mi
- Coast Guard Beach: 2.1 mi
- Herring Brook Beach: 2.1 mi
- Fort Hill: 0.2 mi
- Skiff Hill: 0.3 mi
- Mill Hill: 3.4 mi
- Tawasentha Hill: 4.3 mi
- Grassy Nook: 5.3 mi
- Capped Foundation of Former Gunn Dairy Barn: 0.1 mi
- Eastham Train Depot and Water Tower: 1.1 mi
- Jeremiah's Gutter: 1.7 mi
- Coast Guard Motor Life Boat CG36500: 2.5 mi
- Battle of Orleans Massachusetts 1814: 2.6 mi
- Eastham 1869 Schoolhouse Museum: 1.5 mi
- French Cable Station Museum: 2.4 mi
- French Cable Station Museum: 2.4 mi
- Cobb House Museum: 7.4 mi
- Chatham Marconi Maritime Center: 8.0 mi
- The Catch: 2.7 mi
- Chime: 4.6 mi
- James Otis Jr.: 19.2 mi
- Mercy Otis Warren: 19.2 mi
- They Also Faced the Sea: 19.4 mi
- Jonathan Young Windmill: 1.9 mi
- Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36500: 2.5 mi
- Fish Pier Observation Deck: 9.0 mi
- Stick'n Rudder Aero Tours: 9.1 mi
- Brewster Historical Society Windmill Village: 9.2 mi
- truck pull-off: 5.9 mi
- truck pull-off: 7.9 mi
- truck pull-off: 9.1 mi
- truck pull-off: 12.1 mi
- rest area: 13.7 mi
- Nauset Light: 3.0 mi
- Keeper's House: 3.0 mi
- Oil House: 3.0 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Station: 10.2 mi
- Oil House: 10.2 mi
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 4.7 mi
- Suzanne's Garden: 19.7 mi
- PAAM Sculpture Garden: 19.8 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 21.6 mi
- Indian Neck: 7.0 mi
- Top of Eroding Coastal Bank (Spring 2025): 11.2 mi
- Salten Point: 19.1 mi
- Fullers Point: 22.5 mi
- Picnick Area: 4.7 mi
- Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Long Point: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Penniman House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Hill | SW 221° | 165 m | 5.5 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 243° | 60 m | 12.6 mi |
| Clay Hill | WSW 246° | 58 m | 22.2 mi |
| Black Ball Hill | WSW 242° | 45 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mill Hill | SSW 212° | 41 m | 3.4 mi |
| The Highlands | NNW 342° | 41 m | 16.0 mi |
| Green Hill | NNW 344° | 38 m | 14.1 mi |
| Scorton Hill | WSW 253° | 35 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:37 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:28 | 16:13 |
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 | 32 | 33 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham Muni AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/212917787
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