Original Prop
Original Prop is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Chatham Light, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 7.8 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Original Prop From The Motor Lifeboat CG-36500. This MLB Rescued 32 Seaman From The Stricken Tanker Pendleton On February 18, 1952 Listed on the National Register Of Historic Places
What to expect
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Hardings Beach: 2.0 mi
- Fisherman's Landing: 3.6 mi
- Strong Island Beach: 3.6 mi
- Forest Beach: 3.7 mi
- Red River Beach: 4.7 mi
- Lighthouse Park: 0.1 mi
- Kate Gould Park: 0.7 mi
- Nickerson Park: 1.0 mi
- Veterans' Park: 1.2 mi
- Larsen Park: 6.0 mi
- Ivy Lane: 0.2 mi
- Bridge Street Lot 10: 0.3 mi
- 28 Bridge Street: 0.3 mi
- Hallett Lane: 0.3 mi
- Holway Street Lot 18: 0.4 mi
- Watch Hill: 0.5 mi
- Cannon Hill: 2.6 mi
- Nauset Beach Dunes: 3.5 mi
- Grassy Nook: 6.9 mi
- Deer Park Hill: 7.5 mi
- Josiah Mayo House: 0.8 mi
- Atwood House Museum: 0.8 mi
- Chatham Railroad Museum: 1.2 mi
- Chatham Shark Center: 1.9 mi
- Chatham Marconi Maritime Center: 2.8 mi
- Mack Memorial: 0.1 mi
- The Battle of Chatham Harbor: 0.1 mi
- Chatham Settler's Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Chatham Civil War Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Brenton I Wixon Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
- Fish Pier Observation Deck: 1.2 mi
- Grand Slam Entertainment: 7.5 mi
- Jonathan Young Windmill: 8.7 mi
- Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36500: 9.4 mi
- Penniman House: 10.2 mi
- The Catch: 8.0 mi
- Chime: 14.8 mi
- The Great Green Whale: 16.8 mi
- Saint John Paul: 17.4 mi
- James Otis Jr.: 18.4 mi
- Top of Eroding Coastal Bank (Spring 2025): 1.1 mi
- Indian Neck: 17.0 mi
- Salten Point: 18.7 mi
- Fullers Point: 23.0 mi
- Squam Head: 24.3 mi
- Chatham Light: 0.0 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Station: 0.1 mi
- Nauset Light: 13.1 mi
- Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Picnick Area: 7.5 mi
- truck pull-off: 5.8 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 17.5 mi
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 14.8 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Original Prop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Hill | NW 324° | 165 m | 7.5 mi |
| Signal Hill | WNW 290° | 60 m | 12.8 mi |
| Clay Hill | W 273° | 58 m | 21.1 mi |
| Black Ball Hill | WNW 288° | 45 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mill Hill | NNW 340° | 41 m | 7.7 mi |
| Green Hill | N 349° | 38 m | 24.3 mi |
| Scorton Hill | W 279° | 35 m | 23.3 mi |
| Hokum Rock | WNW 290° | 34 m | 12.4 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 | 19:36 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 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 | 32 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/9383862287
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