Edward Gorey House
Edward Gorey House is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Captain Bangs Hallet House, a museum 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) runs past it.
The story
The Edward Gorey House, also known as the Elephant House, is the home on Cape Cod in which Edward Gorey—author, illustrator, puppeteer, and playwright—lived and worked from 1986 until his death in 2000. The house currently serves as a museum celebrating Gorey's life and work and is open annually from April to December. Gorey had a respect and passion for animals, cats in particular. The activities of the house, from art education to interactive exhibits, reflect Gorey's support of animal welfare.
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Dates from 1820.
Wikidata Q5359325, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Strawberry Lane Cr: 0.1 mi
- Town of Yarmouth Land Bank: 0.3 mi
- Blizzard Land: 0.5 mi
- Town Land: 0.8 mi
- Town Land: 0.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.1 mi
- German hill: 2.0 mi
- Cobbs Hill: 2.7 mi
- Black Ball Hill: 3.2 mi
- Signal Hill: 3.6 mi
- Grays Beach: 1.3 mi
- Peter Homer Park: 1.9 mi
- Sunset Lane Beach Access: 2.7 mi
- Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park: 2.9 mi
- Hazelmoor Park: 3.0 mi
- Grays Beach: 1.3 mi
- Chapin Memorial Beach: 1.9 mi
- Horsefoot Path Beach: 2.7 mi
- Dunes Landing Beach: 2.7 mi
- Plashes Pond: 2.8 mi
- Abraham Blish: 2.9 mi
- The Unitarian Church of Barnstable: 2.9 mi
- Baxter Grist Mill: 3.4 mi
- Carroll A. DeSilver: 3.9 mi
- Sachem Iyanough: 4.2 mi
- Captain Bangs Hallet House: 0.1 mi
- US Coast Guard Heritage Museum: 2.9 mi
- Josiah Dennis Manse Museum: 3.3 mi
- Barnstable Historical Soceity - Phinney Jones House: 3.4 mi
- Cape Cod Museum of Art: 3.5 mi
- James Otis Jr.: 3.2 mi
- Mercy Otis Warren: 3.2 mi
- The Great Green Whale: 4.3 mi
- Saint John Paul: 4.5 mi
- The Catch: 14.2 mi
- Putter's Paradise: 3.5 mi
- Jump On Us!: 3.6 mi
- Pirates Cove: 4.0 mi
- Wackenhammer's Clockwork Arcade and Carousel: 4.5 mi
- Brewster Historical Society Windmill Village: 7.1 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 5.9 mi
- Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 12.0 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- McInnes Garden: 13.8 mi
- Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 13.9 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Station: 15.3 mi
- Oil House: 15.3 mi
- Chatham Light: 15.3 mi
- Keeper's House: 18.3 mi
- Nauset Light: 18.4 mi
- truck pull-off: 1.3 mi
- truck pull-off: 2.7 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 2.7 mi
- rest area: 3.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 5.4 mi
- Salten Point: 3.4 mi
- Fullers Point: 7.7 mi
- bluff: 13.4 mi
- Top of Eroding Coastal Bank (Spring 2025): 15.0 mi
- Peaked Cliff: 16.9 mi
- Picnick Area: 12.1 mi
- Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 17.1 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 18.0 mi
- Long Point: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Edward Gorey House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Hill | ENE 71° | 165 m | 11.3 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 271° | 93 m | 16.7 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | W 279° | 85 m | 12.7 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | WNW 283° | 82 m | 15.6 mi |
| Avery Hill | W 277° | 80 m | 16.4 mi |
| Discovery Hill | W 277° | 77 m | 11.7 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | W 260° | 71 m | 18.1 mi |
| Discovery Hill | WNW 284° | 61 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:29 | 16:14 |
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 | 32 | 33 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hyannis Barnstable Muni AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/214267891
Day trips start here
- Wareham · 25 mi
- Marion · 27 mi
- Carver · 29 mi
- Mattapoisett · 30 mi
- Rochester · 30 mi
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