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Bellingham-Cary House

Bellingham-Cary House from directly overhead

Bellingham-Cary House is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the northwest, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lafyette Pocket Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.9 miles off.

The story

historic house in Massachusetts, United States

Dates from 1724.

Wikidata Q4884019, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.39844, -71.02803

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lafyette Pocket Park: 0.1 mi
  • John Ruiz Park: 0.2 mi
  • Eden Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Box District Park: 0.4 mi
  • Malone Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Powder Horn Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Mount Bellingham: 0.5 mi
  • Fennos Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Fennos Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Mount Washington: 1.0 mi
Gardens
  • Anita's Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Chelsea Community Garden: 0.8 mi
  • 6 Chelsea Terrace: 1.8 mi
  • SeaCoast Community Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Charlestown Sprouts Garden: 1.9 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Beaches
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 52
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 7.1 mi
  • Oak Lea: 7.2 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 7.3 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 8.8 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 3.6 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 14.2 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 23.1 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Rock Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Bellingham-Cary House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cairn HillNW 318°92 m4.4 mi
Winthrop HillNW 317°84 m5.8 mi
Boojum RockNW 315°83 m4.0 mi
Taylor MountainNW 317°81 m5.8 mi
Mount HoodN 356°79 m3.7 mi
Whip HillNNW 326°79 m5.4 mi
Pinnacle RockNW 318°76 m3.8 mi
Gerry HillNW 310°76 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238495868747366554536
Precip in3.43.24.23.63.23.93.33.23.64.03.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/29879109

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