- Elevation, modelled
- 3 m
- Tallest summit within 7.6 miles
- Burrill Hill87 m · 5.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Essex Coastal Scenic Byway9.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.5216, -70.8872
Custom House is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled 3 m. Burrill Hill stands 87 m to the west-southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Public Stores, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 9.4 miles off.
Exhibits on the tools of the Custom Service, the work of the Customs inspectors, and the office of Nathaniel Hawthorne, whose three-year-long stint in the Salem Custom House inspired his classic novel, The Scarlet Letter.
- Built
- 1819
- Operated by
- Salem National Historic Site
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Custom House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burrill Hill | WSW 247° | 87 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Gilead | WSW 248° | 77 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Hermon | WSW 250° | 76 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Moriah | WSW 245° | 74 m | 6.2 mi |
| Waldens Hill | WNW 282° | 70 m | 6.7 mi |
| Witch Hill | NNW 333° | 70 m | 7.5 mi |
| Uptons Hill | WNW 291° | 69 m | 7.1 mi |
| Weetamoo Cliff | WSW 254° | 68 m | 5.8 mi |
- 9.4 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 15.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 14.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 24.5 mi off the Coastal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Rock · 12 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 16 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Public Stores: 0.0 mi
- Hawkes House: 0.0 mi
- Scale House: 0.0 mi
- Derby House: 0.0 mi
- West India Goods Store: 0.0 mi
- Derby Waterfront District: 0.1 mi
- Chambers Of terror: 0.1 mi
- Pickering Wharf: 0.1 mi
- Bell: 0.2 mi
- Real Pirates Salem: 0.3 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.2 mi
- The First Muster: 0.2 mi
- Roger Conant Statue: 0.2 mi
- Washington Arch: 0.2 mi
- Salem Witch Trials Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Collins Cove Beach: 0.4 mi
- Willow Ave Beach: 0.8 mi
- Glendale Cove Beach: 0.9 mi
- South Beach: 0.9 mi
- Pebble Beach: 1.0 mi
- Ledge Hill: 1.1 mi
- Gallows Hill: 1.4 mi
- Coddon Hill: 1.7 mi
- Green Hill: 2.1 mi
- Burial Hill: 2.1 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 12.6 mi
- Rainshed: 13.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.4 mi
- Boathouse: 13.4 mi
- Boston Light: 13.4 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 14.7 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 21.4 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 21.8 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 23.4 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 24.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.0 mi
- Newbury Falls: 15.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 23.0 mi
- Haywardville: 11.1 mi
- Dogtown: 14.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:28 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/New_York).
- OpenStreetMap record
- National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000048
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