1749 Courthouse
1749 Courthouse is a museum in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 25 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the east-southeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is The Pilgrim Maiden, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 16 miles off.
The story
The Old County Courthouse (also known as the Plymouth Old County Courthouse or the Old Town House) is an historic court house on Leyden Street and Market Street in the Town Square of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Built in 1749, the two-story wood-frame building is believed to be the oldest wooden courthouse in the United States; it stands on the site of the first courthouse built by Plymouth Colony settlers, and may incorporate elements of a 1670 building. The site was originally the site of Edward Winslow's first house in Plymouth. It is five bays wide and three deep, with a center entry flanked by sidelight windows and pilasters, and topped by a gabled pediment. It was built by Peter Oliver, and initially served as both a courthouse and as town offices. It was converted to solely municipal use in 1821, and had a myriad of municipal functions since then. In the 1970s it was converted into a museum. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It is now known as the 1749 Court House and Museum, and is open from June to September with exhibits of early Plymouth history.
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Wikidata Q7083773, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 25 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 16.1 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Burying Hill: 0.1 mi
- Coles Hill: 0.2 mi
- Watson Hill: 0.2 mi
- Sparrow Hill: 1.5 mi
- Monks Hill: 3.0 mi
- Brewster Gardens Park: 0.1 mi
- Jenny Pond Park: 0.2 mi
- Pilgrim Memorial State Park: 0.2 mi
- Training Green: 0.2 mi
- Bates Park: 0.4 mi
- Plymouth Rock: 0.2 mi
- National Monument to the Forefathers: 0.7 mi
- Myles Standish Cellar Hole: 3.6 mi
- Myles Standish Monument: 4.1 mi
- Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll: 9.9 mi
- Stephens Field Beach: 0.5 mi
- Plymouth Beach: 1.5 mi
- Captain's Flats: 3.4 mi
- Saquish Beach: 4.1 mi
- Standish Shore: 4.2 mi
- Plymouth Long Beach: 1.3 mi
- Plymouth Long Beach: 1.3 mi
- Plymouth Long Beach: 1.3 mi
- Plymouth Long Beach: 1.4 mi
- Plymouth Long Beach: 1.6 mi
- Richard Sparrow House: 0.1 mi
- Jenney Museum: 0.1 mi
- The Plimoth Grist Mill: 0.1 mi
- 1749 Spooner House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Jabez Howland House: 0.2 mi
- Hart Family Maze Garden: 16.4 mi
- Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 16.4 mi
- The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 16.4 mi
- Herb Garden: 16.5 mi
- North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 16.5 mi
- The Pilgrim Maiden: 0.1 mi
- Massasoit: 0.2 mi
- William Bradford Statue: 0.2 mi
- Pilgrim Mother Statue: 0.2 mi
- Myles Standish Legs: 10.2 mi
- Mayflower Experience: 0.3 mi
- Mayflower II: 0.3 mi
- Edaville: 9.2 mi
- Pembroke Herring Run: 10.9 mi
- Butterflies of Cape Cod: 13.6 mi
- High Cliff: 1.7 mi
- Lookout Point: 10.6 mi
- Peaked Cliff: 12.0 mi
- Fourth Cliff: 14.4 mi
- White Banks: 14.4 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 1.3 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 12.4 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 12.7 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 12.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 21.6 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 13.7 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 15.0 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 20.9 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Plymouth Light: 4.7 mi
- Pumphouse: 4.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 20.7 mi
- Rock Falls: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of 1749 Courthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manomet Hill | ESE 117° | 114 m | 4.3 mi |
| Pine Hills | ESE 109° | 95 m | 4.2 mi |
| Monks Hill | W 278° | 83 m | 3.0 mi |
| Carolina Hill | NNW 344° | 77 m | 12.2 mi |
| Flagg Hill | SSE 167° | 64 m | 4.5 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | SSW 192° | 62 m | 3.3 mi |
| Sparrow Hill | WSW 251° | 61 m | 1.5 mi |
| Mountain Hill | SE 145° | 61 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth-kingston, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/215736722
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- Halifax · 10 mi
- Middleborough · 13 mi
- Wareham · 14 mi
- Bridgewater · 16 mi
- Rochester · 17 mi
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