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Hammond Castle Museum

Hammond Castle Museum from directly overhead

Hammond Castle Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 29 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the northwest, 2.6 miles off. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
29 m

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.58512, -70.69255

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hammond Castle Museum: 0.0 mi
  • Hammond Castle Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Hammond Castle Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Rafe's Chasm Park: 0.7 mi
  • Kettle Cove Field: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
Beaches
Peaks
  • Bond Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Long Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Wolf Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Mount Ann: 2.6 mi
  • Ferry Hill: 2.8 mi
Attractions
  • Tablet Rock: 1.5 mi
  • Greasy Pole: 2.1 mi
  • Schooner Thomas E. Lannon: 2.3 mi
  • 7 Seas Whale Watch: 2.3 mi
  • Schooner Adventure: 2.5 mi
Museums
Artworks
Gardens
  • Cold Frames: 8.1 mi
  • Formal Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 11.1 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 29
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 3
  • Rail Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 23.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Newbury Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 18.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Hammond Castle Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AnnNW 313°78 m2.6 mi
Red RockNW 321°70 m2.8 mi
Pool HillNNE 31°66 m5.8 mi
Morse HillWNW 288°62 m3.6 mi
Pigeon HillNNE 28°61 m6.8 mi
Browns HillWNW 284°61 m8.1 mi
Long HillW 274°60 m2.5 mi
Eveleth HillWNW 297°57 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0619:4220:25
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:1015:2716:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272835455564706962514133
Precip in3.73.64.64.23.54.03.43.43.85.04.04.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/190857013

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