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Bancroft's castle

Bancroft's castle from directly overhead

Bancroft's castle is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the south, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Gibbet Hill, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

building in Gibbet Hill Groton, Massachusetts

Wikidata Q4854145, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.60856, -71.55979

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Gardens: 60
  • Katie's Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Ayer Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Westford Community Gardens: 5.6 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 7.7 mi
Parks
  • Hanson Playground: 0.6 mi
  • Legion Field: 0.8 mi
  • Mountain Lakes Club Field: 1.9 mi
  • Rooftop Boat Access: 2.1 mi
  • Yapp Hay Field: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
  • 911 Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • Gold Star Memorial monumen: 0.8 mi
  • Sawyer Common: 0.8 mi
  • Leon And Katherine Hurd Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Bates Memorial: 0.9 mi
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
  • Indian Grinding Stone: 7.2 mi
  • Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area: 7.3 mi
  • Gathering Rocks: 8.9 mi
  • Wetlands Overlook Area: 9.0 mi
  • Wetlands Viewing Area: 9.0 mi
Beaches: 32
  • Swimming Hole: 5.3 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 9.5 mi
Picnic sites: 20
Waterfalls: 11
  • The Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Trap Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Cascades: 12.7 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 7.8 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 17.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillS 175°187 m6.4 mi
Flat HillWSW 257°161 m6.4 mi
Hunting HillW 267°158 m5.4 mi
Chestnut HillNNE 17°157 m0.9 mi
Prospect HillSE 144°149 m0.8 mi
Mount LebanonNW 317°149 m3.7 mi
Nissitissit HillsN 355°149 m6.0 mi
Pin Hill NorthS 191°147 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0919:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1415:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242735475867737164514030
Precip in3.03.14.13.93.64.23.63.74.14.73.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nashua Cwsu, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/154821112

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