Bancroft's castle
Bancroft's castle is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. Flat Hill stands 161 m to the west-southwest, 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
- 14.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 17.3 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 26.2 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Gibbet Hill: 0.1 mi
- Scarlet Hill: 0.6 mi
- Prospect Hill: 0.8 mi
- Brown Loaf: 0.9 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 0.9 mi
- Forest Bells: 1.6 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 7.4 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 7.4 mi
- Remember These Raw Remnants: 9.7 mi
- Memories: 9.7 mi
- Westford Museum: 6.5 mi
- Fruitlands Museum: 7.6 mi
- Littlefield Library Museum: 8.4 mi
- Lunenburg Historical Society: 8.5 mi
- Harvard Historical Society: 8.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- Gibbet Hill: 0.0 mi
- Martin's Pond Brook: 0.4 mi
- Brookside Place Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Angus Acre: 0.6 mi
- Priest Family Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 9.0 mi
- Trap Falls: 11.8 mi
- North Grove Catering: 20.4 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 21.5 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 21.5 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 1.4 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 13.2 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 18.0 mi
- Scenic Overlook / Sara's Resting Spot: 18.0 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Trap Falls: 11.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 13.4 mi
- Emerson Falls: 14.8 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 17.3 mi
- Purgatory Lower Falls: 18.7 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 9.4 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.0 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 20.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Hill | WSW 257° | 161 m | 6.4 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 267° | 158 m | 5.4 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 17° | 157 m | 0.9 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SE 144° | 149 m | 0.8 mi |
| Mount Lebanon | NW 317° | 149 m | 3.7 mi |
| Nissitissit Hills | N 355° | 149 m | 6.0 mi |
| Pin Hill North | S 191° | 147 m | 6.9 mi |
| Brown Loaf | E 101° | 141 m | 0.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
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 | 24 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nashua Cwsu, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/154821112
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