Museum · Massachusetts
Hammond Castle Museum
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
How to reach it
Coordinates42.58512, -70.69255
- 1.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 20.8 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 24.1 mi off the Independence Byway
- 24.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Rock · 4 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 15 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 26 mi
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
Nature reserves
- Nelson Reservation: 1.0 mi
- Wallace Pond Water Supply Land: 1.5 mi
- Bond Hill Reservoir Water Supply Land: 1.6 mi
- Coolidge Reservation: 1.7 mi
- Robbins: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Hermit’s Plaque: 1.3 mi
- Eastern Point Lighthouse Fog Bell: 1.5 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Fishermens' Monument: 2.1 mi
- Ten Pound Island Lighthouse: 2.1 mi
Beaches
- Gray Beach: 1.4 mi
- Black Beach: 2.0 mi
- Niles Beach: 2.1 mi
- Rocky Neck Beach: 2.3 mi
- White Beach: 2.3 mi
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
- Beauport Museum: 1.7 mi
- Sargent House Museum: 2.4 mi
- Maritime Gloucester: 2.5 mi
- Cape Ann Historical Museum: 2.5 mi
- Cape Ann Museum: 2.5 mi
Artworks
- Fishermen's Wives Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Fitz Hugh Lane: 2.5 mi
- Winslow II: 9.7 mi
- Cat Witch: 11.1 mi
- Communion with Us: 11.1 mi
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
- Stage Head: 1.6 mi
- Town Head: 2.5 mi
- Bass Rocks: 3.7 mi
- Brier Neck: 4.4 mi
- Gregory Island: 6.5 mi
Lighthouses: 20
- Ten Pound Island Light: 1.8 mi
- Ramp: 6.9 mi
- Cistern: 6.9 mi
- Boathouse: 6.9 mi
- Utility Building: 6.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 23.1 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 24.1 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 24.9 mi
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
- Dogtown: 3.9 mi
- Haywardville: 22.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ann | NW 313° | 78 m | 2.6 mi |
| Red Rock | NW 321° | 70 m | 2.8 mi |
| Pool Hill | NNE 31° | 66 m | 5.8 mi |
| Morse Hill | WNW 288° | 62 m | 3.6 mi |
| Pigeon Hill | NNE 28° | 61 m | 6.8 mi |
| Browns Hill | WNW 284° | 61 m | 8.1 mi |
| Long Hill | W 274° | 60 m | 2.5 mi |
| Eveleth Hill | WNW 297° | 57 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:27 | 16:13 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/190857013
Day trips start here
- Gloucester · 3 mi
- Manchester · 4 mi
- Essex · 6 mi
- North Shore · 6 mi
- Rockport · 6 mi
- Hamilton · 8 mi
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