- Elevation, modelled
- 0 m
- Tallest summit within 8.9 miles
- Wampatuck Hill103 m · 8.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway7.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3274, -70.9323
Civil War-era Castmate is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled 0 m. Wampatuck Hill stands 103 m to the southwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Lighthouse Depot Wharf, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 7.0 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Civil War-era Castmate. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wampatuck Hill | SW 220° | 103 m | 8.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | SW 220° | 90 m | 8.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | SW 215° | 74 m | 8.4 mi |
| The Crags | SW 221° | 71 m | 8.5 mi |
| Great Dome | SW 224° | 64 m | 8.7 mi |
| Parker Hill | W 271° | 62 m | 8.8 mi |
| Penns Hill | SSW 207° | 61 m | 7.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SE 146° | 57 m | 7.3 mi |
- 7.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 12.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 22.4 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 8 mi
- Eagle Rock · 24 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 26 mi
- Lookout Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Lighthouse Depot Wharf: 0.1 mi
- Battery Vincent: 0.2 mi
- Fort Warren: 0.5 mi
- Battery Ward: 1.2 mi
- Battery Hitchcock: 1.2 mi
Museums
- Windmill Point Boathouse: 1.8 mi
- Hull Lifesaving Museum: 2.2 mi
- Winthrop Public Library and Museum: 4.4 mi
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum: 5.2 mi
- Commonwealth Museum: 5.3 mi
Beaches
- Hull Village Beach: 1.9 mi
- Yirrel Beach: 3.2 mi
- Nantasket Beach: 3.8 mi
- Corinha Beach: 3.9 mi
- Edgewater Drive Beach: 4.2 mi
Peaks
- Telegraph Hill: 2.1 mi
- Allerton Hill: 2.8 mi
- Cottage Hill: 3.4 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 3.7 mi
- White Head: 4.7 mi
Attractions
- USS Salem: 6.2 mi
- Hood Milk Bottle: 6.2 mi
- Boston Wharf Co. Sign: 6.3 mi
- South Shore Model Railroad Club: 6.3 mi
- The Eleanor: 6.3 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Boathouse: 2.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 2.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 2.1 mi
- Rainshed: 2.2 mi
- Boston Light: 2.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 7.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 16.4 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 9.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 12.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:29 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Boston Harbor Islands · 2 mi
- Hull · 2 mi
- Winthrop · 4 mi
- Boston/Dorchester · 6 mi
- Boston/East Boston · 6 mi
- Boston/South Boston · 6 mi
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