Usen Castle
Usen Castle is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the north, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Tree, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off.
The story
historic building in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Dates from 1928.
Wikidata Q7721574, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1928
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 8.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 29.7 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 9 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 22 mi
- Lookout Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tree: 0.1 mi
- The Three Freedoms: 0.3 mi
- Light Of Reason: 0.3 mi
- Jesus on Cross: 1.5 mi
- Our Lady of Loretto Grotto: 3.0 mi
- Nipper Maher Park: 0.2 mi
- Cedarwood Playground: 0.4 mi
- Bobby Connors Playground: 0.6 mi
- Fitch Spray Park: 0.7 mi
- Logan Park: 0.7 mi
- Richard Saivetz '69: 0.3 mi
- Old Camp 2 Foundation: 1.1 mi
- General Nathaniel P. Banks: 1.1 mi
- City of Waltham Centennial Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Veterans Circle of Remembrance: 1.2 mi
- Winthrop Hill: 0.3 mi
- Mount Feake: 0.4 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 0.5 mi
- Bear Hill: 1.0 mi
- Moffatt Hill: 1.1 mi
- Rose Art Museum: 0.4 mi
- The Telephone Museum: 1.0 mi
- Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation: 1.2 mi
- Waltham Museum: 1.3 mi
- Golden Ball Tavern Museum: 2.7 mi
- Kerry Court Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- Auburndale Yard Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- North Avenue Property: 1.5 mi
- Church Street Property: 1.7 mi
- Fredric Dumaine Ctr: 1.7 mi
- Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 1.9 mi
- Bob's Island: 3.0 mi
- Yvonne’s Garden: 3.0 mi
- Idylwilde Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- People For Pollinators: 5.0 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 4.0 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 5.8 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 8.3 mi
- Memorial Beach: 8.4 mi
- North Beach: 9.1 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 4.0 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 4.1 mi
- Ponyhenge: 4.4 mi
- Elephant Rock: 4.4 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Top/End): 4.5 mi
- Lunch Wall: 4.5 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 4.9 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 4.9 mi
- Lower Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Upper Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 1.2 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 1.2 mi
- Boathouse: 18.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 18.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 18.8 mi
- Rainshed: 18.9 mi
- Boston Light: 18.9 mi
- Quarry Spring: 9.0 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 14.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 16.7 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 9.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 11.5 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 10.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 17.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 18.2 mi
- Haywardville: 10.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Usen Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | N 4° | 135 m | 1.5 mi |
| Little Prospect | N 2° | 133 m | 1.2 mi |
| Reeves Hill | WSW 253° | 122 m | 5.1 mi |
| Loring Hill | N 11° | 109 m | 5.1 mi |
| Doublet Hill | SW 217° | 108 m | 1.6 mi |
| Granny Hill | NNE 17° | 108 m | 6.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NE 43° | 107 m | 6.2 mi |
| Pine Hill | NW 322° | 106 m | 6.2 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 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 79000359OpenStreetMapWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Castle, The, reference 79000359, listed 04/09/79.
OpenStreetMap element way/967752432
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