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Chatham Railroad Museum

Chatham Railroad Museum from directly overhead

Chatham Railroad Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 18 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans' Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 6.6 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

town in Massachusetts, U.S.

Dates from 1665.

Wikidata Q1774812, matched on coordinates and name (436 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
18 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.68574, -69.96160

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans' Park: 0.1 mi
  • Nickerson Park: 0.2 mi
  • Kate Gould Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lighthouse Park: 1.1 mi
  • Larsen Park: 5.5 mi
Beaches
  • Hardings Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Fisherman's Landing: 2.6 mi
  • Strong Island Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Forest Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Red River Beach: 4.3 mi
Peaks: 33
  • Watch Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Cannon Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Nauset Beach Dunes: 2.8 mi
  • Grassy Nook: 5.7 mi
  • Deer Park Hill: 6.3 mi
Historic sites: 26
Museums: 26
Attractions: 13
Rest areas: 10
  • truck pull-off: 4.7 mi
  • truck pull-off: 4.8 mi
  • truck pull-off: 5.8 mi
  • truck pull-off: 9.1 mi
  • rest area: 10.9 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Artworks: 6
Picnic sites: 2
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Picnick Area: 6.3 mi
Gardens: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chatham Railroad Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillNW 323°165 m6.3 mi
Signal HillWNW 286°60 m11.9 mi
Clay HillW 270°58 m20.4 mi
Black Ball HillWNW 285°45 m12.2 mi
Mill HillNNW 342°41 m6.6 mi
The HighlandsNNW 348°41 m25.0 mi
Green HillN 350°38 m23.1 mi
Scorton HillW 276°35 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1518:52
June solstice05:0619:3620:19
September equinox06:2818:0218:39
December solstice07:0415:2816:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323338465564717164544537
Precip in3.83.64.44.03.32.92.83.03.64.24.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham Muni AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/150720335

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