The Castle
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
The Castle is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the southeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dedham Parks & Recreation Complex, a park 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.0 miles off.
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 10.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 27.4 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 8 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 15 mi
- Lookout Point · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dedham Parks & Recreation Complex: 0.4 mi
- Dedham Town Green: 1.0 mi
- Gonzalez Field: 1.1 mi
- Churchill Park: 1.2 mi
- Candy Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Fairbanks House: 1.5 mi
- Bay State Model Railroad Museum: 3.4 mi
- Needham History Center & Museum: 3.8 mi
- Larz Anderson Auto Museum: 4.3 mi
- Blue Hills Trailside Museum: 4.5 mi
- Own Your Peace Sculpture: 3.0 mi
- Babson Globe: 4.8 mi
- Caterpillar: 5.1 mi
- Saint Ignatius Loyola: 5.2 mi
- Drift by Mary Bonina: 5.3 mi
- Wilson Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Bird's Hill: 2.2 mi
- Bearberry Hill: 2.3 mi
- Bellevue Hill: 2.4 mi
- Bald Knob: 2.7 mi
- North Beach: 3.1 mi
- South Beach: 3.4 mi
- Powissett Beach: 3.6 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 3.7 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 4.6 mi
- Bradley Rosaceous Collection: 4.5 mi
- Leland Street Cooperative Garden: 4.5 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 4.6 mi
- Martha Jones Butterfly Garden: 4.8 mi
- Minton Stable Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Oakdale war memorial: 2.0 mi
- Needham's Fallen Brave Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Needham Armed Forces Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Needham Korean War Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Needham World War I Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Charles River Wildlife Management Area: 0.6 mi
- Charles River Reservation: 0.7 mi
- Forested Wetlands: 0.8 mi
- Wilson Mountain Reservation: 1.0 mi
- Havey Beach: 1.2 mi
- Martini Junction: 3.4 mi
- Foundation & Chimney: 4.1 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 4.9 mi
- Path Continues: 5.0 mi
- Jamaica Pond Bench: 5.3 mi
- The Alcove: 4.4 mi
- Upper Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Lower Cliff: 4.5 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 4.6 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 4.6 mi
- Oak Lea: 5.8 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 5.8 mi
- Pine Knoll: 5.9 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 8.9 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 9.2 mi
- Boathouse: 15.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 15.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 15.8 mi
- Boston Light: 15.8 mi
- Rainshed: 15.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 3.2 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 8.9 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 18.6 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 7.0 mi
- Quarry Spring: 12.8 mi
- Mystery Spring: 24.9 mi
- Rock Falls: 10.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.0 mi
- Haywardville: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of The Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | SE 132° | 193 m | 4.9 mi |
| Hancock Hill | ESE 122° | 155 m | 5.4 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | ESE 124° | 140 m | 5.2 mi |
| Snow Hill | WSW 245° | 137 m | 5.8 mi |
| Cedar Hill | SW 236° | 134 m | 5.6 mi |
| Tucker Hill | ESE 123° | 133 m | 6.0 mi |
| Wolcott Hill | SE 128° | 132 m | 5.1 mi |
| Houghton Hill | SE 126° | 129 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/732688131
Day trips start here
- Dedham · 2 mi
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 3 mi
- Needham · 3 mi
- Eastern Massachusetts · 4 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 5 mi
- Newton · 5 mi
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