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Hancock-Clarke House Museum

Hancock-Clarke House Museum from directly overhead

Hancock-Clarke House Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 69 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the south-southwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Albert B Lester, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

The story

historic house

Dates from 1737.

Wikidata Q5647018, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
69 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.45360, -71.22851

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Museums
Artworks
Parks
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Idylwilde Community Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Wildlife Habitat Garden: 2.8 mi
  • The Kindness Rocks Project: 3.4 mi
  • Courtyard: 3.6 mi
  • Bedford Garden Club: 3.7 mi
Attractions
  • Bowman Tavern: 1.9 mi
  • vernal pool: 2.1 mi
  • Paul Revere Capture Site: 2.6 mi
  • Bloody Angle: 3.5 mi
  • RR Semaphore: 4.0 mi
Beaches
  • Borggaard Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Baby Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Pearce Lake Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 44
Picnic sites: 25
  • Picnic Site 1: 4.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 4.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 4.6 mi
  • Valley Shelter: 4.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 10.3 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 16.7 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.8 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 24.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Rock Falls: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Hancock-Clarke House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillSSW 196°135 m4.7 mi
Little ProspectSSW 196°133 m4.9 mi
Whipple HillESE 109°110 m2.4 mi
Loring HillSSW 202°109 m1.1 mi
Granny HillESE 102°108 m0.4 mi
Zion HillE 88°107 m2.5 mi
Turkey HillESE 117°107 m3.2 mi
Pine HillWSW 258°106 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4420:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1215:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867737163514132
Precip in3.73.44.83.93.84.13.83.93.74.94.14.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367781104

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