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Captain John Wilson House

Captain John Wilson House from directly overhead

Captain John Wilson House is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Carolina Hill stands 77 m to the south-southeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Maritime Museum - Samuel Bates Ship Chandlery, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 15 miles off.

The story

Cohasset, Massachusetts, listed on the NRHP in Massachusetts

Wikidata Q5036447, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1810

What to expect

Operated by
Cohasset Historical Society

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.24083, -70.80182

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • World War I Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Constitution Park: 0.1 mi
  • Cohasset Town Common: 0.1 mi
  • Cohasset Town Common: 0.2 mi
  • Cohasset Town Common: 0.3 mi
Peaks
  • Kent Rocks: 0.5 mi
  • Bear Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Beacon Rock: 0.7 mi
  • Walnut Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Deer Hill: 1.0 mi
Beaches
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Mann Farmhouse: 5.1 mi
  • South Shore Model Railroad Club: 5.7 mi
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 5.8 mi
  • Herring Run: 6.7 mi
  • House Rock: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 44
Lighthouses: 8
Picnic sites: 8
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 9.0 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 11.0 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 15.3 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 15.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 8.5 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 8.6 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 16.1 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 18.3 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 19.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Captain John Wilson House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carolina HillSSE 155°77 m8.8 mi
Prospect HillSW 221°72 m4.3 mi
Judges HillSSW 196°71 m3.5 mi
Mount BlueSSW 199°66 m3.9 mi
Black Pond HillS 183°64 m4.1 mi
Otis HillSSW 195°58 m4.5 mi
Paradise HillS 186°58 m5.4 mi
Marshfield HillsSSE 163°58 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:55
June solstice05:0819:4120:24
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0915:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238485867737265544435
Precip in4.54.05.44.63.84.03.63.83.95.24.45.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hingham, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 02001614OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — Wilson, Capt. John, House and Bates Ship Chandlery, reference 02001614, listed 12/27/02.

OpenStreetMap element way/212572568

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