Cohasset Historical Society Building
Cohasset Historical Society Building is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Carolina Hill stands 77 m to the south-southeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Maritime Museum - Samuel Bates Ship Chandlery, a museum 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Dates from 1647.
Wikidata Q2429681, matched on coordinates and name (491 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Cohasset Historical Society
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 21.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 26.1 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 16 mi
- Eagle Rock · 28 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Maritime Museum - Samuel Bates Ship Chandlery: 0.2 mi
- Captain John Wilson House: 0.2 mi
- Paragon Park Museum and Museum Shop: 3.6 mi
- Benjamin Lincoln House: 4.8 mi
- Maritime and Mossing Museum: 5.2 mi
- Pelletier Conservation Area: 0.2 mi
- Great Brewster Woods: 0.4 mi
- Dean's Meadow: 0.5 mi
- Supper Island Conservation Restriction: 0.6 mi
- Sumner Smith Overlook Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Craig M. Simeone Square: 0.2 mi
- Fogg Opera House Garden: 9.0 mi
- South Shore Health Community Garden: 9.0 mi
- Olden's Garden: 9.0 mi
- Olden's Community Horticulture Garden Set: 9.0 mi
- World War I Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Constitution Park: 0.3 mi
- Veteran's Park: 0.3 mi
- Cohasset Town Common: 0.3 mi
- Cohasset Town Common: 0.4 mi
- Kent Rocks: 0.4 mi
- Beacon Rock: 0.6 mi
- Bear Hill: 0.7 mi
- Walnut Hill: 0.8 mi
- Deer Hill: 1.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 1.3 mi
- Pleasant Beach: 1.6 mi
- Town Beach: 1.8 mi
- North Scituate Beach: 2.2 mi
- Black Rock Beach: 2.2 mi
- James E. Dolan: 1.5 mi
- Gannett's Corner: 1.6 mi
- Father Connolly: 3.9 mi
- F. Arthur Edwards Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Caesar: 5.1 mi
- Scituate Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 3.6 mi
- Weymouth Babe Ruth League Mural: 9.0 mi
- Gaslight Village Boy Fountain Statue: 9.1 mi
- Fountain Lane Vintage Hand Made Masonry Sign Entrance: 9.3 mi
- Elf Mini Bridge: 9.5 mi
- Mann Farmhouse: 5.0 mi
- South Shore Natural Science Center: 5.7 mi
- South Shore Model Railroad Club: 5.8 mi
- Herring Run: 6.8 mi
- House Rock: 7.7 mi
- White Head: 1.0 mi
- First Cliff: 5.1 mi
- Second Cliff: 5.4 mi
- Third Cliff: 5.9 mi
- Rose Cliff: 7.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 7.7 mi
- Boston Light: 7.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 7.7 mi
- Rainshed: 7.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 7.7 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 9.0 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 11.1 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 15.4 mi
- Pine Knoll: 15.5 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 8.4 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 8.4 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 16.2 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 22.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 10.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 20.1 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 13.8 mi
- Quarry Spring: 20.7 mi
- Haywardville: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Cohasset Historical Society Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Hill | SSE 155° | 77 m | 8.6 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SW 223° | 72 m | 4.3 mi |
| Judges Hill | SSW 199° | 71 m | 3.4 mi |
| Mount Blue | SSW 202° | 66 m | 3.8 mi |
| Black Pond Hill | S 184° | 64 m | 4.0 mi |
| Otis Hill | SSW 197° | 58 m | 4.3 mi |
| Paradise Hill | S 188° | 58 m | 5.3 mi |
| Marshfield Hills | SSE 164° | 58 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:41 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:29 | 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 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hingham, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367780666
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