Cape Ann Museum
Cape Ann Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the west, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cape Ann Historical Museum Courtyard, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
Cape Ann Museum is an art and historical museum located in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Its collection and programming focuses on the artists and art colonies of Cape Ann, including the Rocky Neck Art Colony and the Folly Cove Designers. The museum's collection also features objects from Gloucester's fishing and maritime history, and granite quarrying history.
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Dates from 1873.
Wikidata Q15694003, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 19.5 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 22.7 mi off the Independence Byway
- 28.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Rock · 3 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 15 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cape Ann Historical Museum Courtyard: 0.0 mi
- Cape Ann Historical Museum Sculpture Park: 0.0 mi
- Captain Solomon Jacobs Park: 0.2 mi
- Sargent House Garden: 0.2 mi
- Burnham's Field & Playground: 0.2 mi
- Cape Ann Historical Museum: 0.0 mi
- Sargent House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Maritime Gloucester: 0.2 mi
- CAM Green: 0.9 mi
- Beauport Museum: 1.6 mi
- 7 Seas Whale Watch: 0.2 mi
- Schooner Thomas E. Lannon: 0.2 mi
- Schooner Adventure: 0.3 mi
- Greasy Pole: 0.4 mi
- Get A Job: 1.1 mi
- Solomon Jacobs Landing: 0.2 mi
- Coast Guard Aviation Monument: 0.4 mi
- Ten Pound Island Lighthouse: 0.5 mi
- Fishermens' Monument: 0.5 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Rocky Neck Beach: 0.8 mi
- Niles Beach: 1.3 mi
- Good Harbor Beach: 1.6 mi
- Long Beach: 2.5 mi
- Wingaersheek Beach: 2.8 mi
- Essex Avenue Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Harrison Avenue Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
- Green Street Landing and Marsh: 1.0 mi
- Atwater Reservation: 1.1 mi
- Marble Road Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Beacon Hill: 0.9 mi
- Railcut Hill: 1.1 mi
- Wolf Hill: 1.3 mi
- Bond Hill: 1.3 mi
- Ferry Hill: 1.5 mi
- Cold Frames: 7.6 mi
- Formal Garden: 7.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 7.9 mi
- Salem Community Gardens: 13.5 mi
- Ropes Garden: 13.7 mi
- Fitz Hugh Lane: 0.2 mi
- Fishermen's Wives Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Winslow II: 12.2 mi
- Cat Witch: 13.4 mi
- Communion with Us: 13.4 mi
- Stage Head: 0.9 mi
- Bass Rocks: 1.5 mi
- Brier Neck: 2.0 mi
- The Headlands: 4.1 mi
- Town Head: 4.8 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 0.9 mi
- Ramp: 4.6 mi
- Boathouse: 4.6 mi
- Cistern: 4.6 mi
- Utility Building: 4.6 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 23.0 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 24.2 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 24.3 mi
- Newbury Falls: 16.5 mi
- Hampton Falls: 23.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 24.1 mi
- Dogtown: 1.6 mi
- Haywardville: 24.2 mi
- Rail Spring: 14.9 mi
- Lion's Spring: 22.7 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Cape Ann Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ann | W 267° | 78 m | 3.5 mi |
| Red Rock | W 273° | 70 m | 3.4 mi |
| Pool Hill | NNE 25° | 66 m | 3.3 mi |
| Morse Hill | W 260° | 62 m | 5.0 mi |
| Pigeon Hill | NNE 23° | 61 m | 4.4 mi |
| Browns Hill | W 269° | 61 m | 9.4 mi |
| Long Hill | WSW 246° | 60 m | 4.4 mi |
| Eveleth Hill | W 277° | 57 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:27 | 16:13 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4946457327
Day trips start here
- Gloucester · 0 mi
- Rockport · 4 mi
- Essex · 6 mi
- Manchester · 6 mi
- North Shore · 7 mi
- Hamilton · 9 mi
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