Whislte House
Whislte House is a lighthouse in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the west-southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cape Ann Light (Twin Lights), a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 5.5 miles off.
This building was constructed in1886 and 1887 to house the new steam-powered foghorn. Its entire brick wall on the east elevation was damaged by the "Ghost storm" of October 1991.
The story
Lighthouse in Massachusetts, United States.
Dates from 1771.
Wikidata Q5034568, joined on its National Register reference.
What the record says
- Built
- 1887
What to expect
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 20.4 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 23.0 mi off the Independence Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Rock · 7 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Garden Beach: 2.3 mi
- The Headlands: 2.4 mi
- Star Island Park: 2.5 mi
- Harvey Park: 2.5 mi
- Barletta Park: 2.6 mi
- High Rock: 1.9 mi
- Great Hill: 3.0 mi
- Nugent Boulders: 3.3 mi
- Pool Hill: 3.3 mi
- Pigeon Hill: 3.7 mi
- Pebble Beach: 1.4 mi
- Cape Hedge Beach: 1.7 mi
- Long Beach: 2.2 mi
- Old Garden Beach: 2.2 mi
- Front Beach: 2.8 mi
- Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge: 0.1 mi
- Thacher Island: 0.1 mi
- Milk Island Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- Penzance Road Marsh: 1.0 mi
- DeLamater Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- James A. Babson Museum: 3.3 mi
- Maritime Gloucester: 4.7 mi
- Cape Ann Museum: 4.7 mi
- Cape Ann Historical Museum: 4.7 mi
- Sargent House Museum: 4.9 mi
- Peter's Pulpit: 3.9 mi
- Whale's Jaw: 3.9 mi
- Prosperity Follows Service: 3.9 mi
- The Paper House: 3.9 mi
- If Work Stops Values Decay: 3.9 mi
- Solomon Jacobs Landing: 4.7 mi
- Coast Guard Aviation Monument: 5.1 mi
- Ten Pound Island Lighthouse: 5.2 mi
- Fishermens' Monument: 5.2 mi
- World War II Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Cold Frames: 10.8 mi
- Formal Garden: 11.0 mi
- Bushee Garden: 16.6 mi
- Salem Community Gardens: 18.1 mi
- Ropes Garden: 18.4 mi
- Fitz Hugh Lane: 4.7 mi
- Fishermen's Wives Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Winslow II: 16.7 mi
- Cat Witch: 18.1 mi
- Communion with Us: 18.1 mi
- The Headlands: 2.4 mi
- Brier Neck: 2.7 mi
- Bass Rocks: 3.3 mi
- Stage Head: 5.6 mi
- Town Head: 9.4 mi
- Cape Ann Light (Twin Lights): 0.0 mi
- Tram Way: 0.0 mi
- Principle Keeper's Quarters: 0.1 mi
- Visitor Center: 0.1 mi
- Utility Building: 0.1 mi
- Rail Spring: 17.5 mi
- Lion's Spring: 24.9 mi
- Newbury Falls: 19.6 mi
- Hampton Falls: 24.1 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 23.1 mi
- Dogtown: 4.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Whislte House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ann | WSW 257° | 78 m | 8.1 mi |
| Red Rock | W 260° | 70 m | 7.9 mi |
| Pool Hill | WNW 294° | 66 m | 3.3 mi |
| Morse Hill | WSW 255° | 62 m | 9.7 mi |
| Pigeon Hill | NW 311° | 61 m | 3.7 mi |
| Browns Hill | W 263° | 61 m | 13.9 mi |
| Long Hill | WSW 248° | 60 m | 9.1 mi |
| Eveleth Hill | W 267° | 57 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:41 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:27 | 16:12 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly, 14 mi away.
Mean tidal range 8.7 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station Rockport, MA, 3 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 71000355OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/83415453
Day trips start here
- Rockport · 3 mi
- Gloucester · 5 mi
- Essex · 11 mi
- Manchester · 11 mi
- North Shore · 12 mi
- Hamilton · 14 mi
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