Jabez Howland House
Jabez Howland House is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the east-southeast, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Training Green, a park 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 16 miles off.
The Jabez Howland House is the only existing house in Plymouth where Pilgrims actually spent time. The original 17ᵗʰ century two-story timber framed house. Area: 56,630 ft² Opened: 1667 Added to NRHP: October 9, 1974 NRHP Reference Number: 74002032
The story
historic house in Massachusetts, United States
Wikidata Q6110140, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Training Green: 0.1 mi
- Brewster Gardens Park: 0.1 mi
- Jenny Pond Park: 0.2 mi
- Pilgrim Memorial State Park: 0.3 mi
- Burton Park: 0.3 mi
- Watson Hill: 0.1 mi
- Burying Hill: 0.3 mi
- Coles Hill: 0.3 mi
- Sparrow Hill: 1.6 mi
- Monks Hill: 3.1 mi
- Plymouth Rock: 0.3 mi
- National Monument to the Forefathers: 0.8 mi
- Myles Standish Cellar Hole: 3.7 mi
- Myles Standish Monument: 4.3 mi
- Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll: 10.0 mi
- Stephens Field Beach: 0.4 mi
- Plymouth Beach: 1.5 mi
- Captain's Flats: 3.5 mi
- Saquish Beach: 4.1 mi
- Standish Shore: 4.3 mi
- Plymouth Long Beach: 1.2 mi
- Plymouth Long Beach: 1.3 mi
- Plymouth Long Beach: 1.3 mi
- Plymouth Long Beach: 1.3 mi
- Plymouth Long Beach: 1.5 mi
- 1749 Courthouse: 0.2 mi
- Richard Sparrow House: 0.2 mi
- The Plimoth Grist Mill: 0.2 mi
- Jenney Museum: 0.2 mi
- 1749 Spooner House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Hart Family Maze Garden: 16.2 mi
- Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 16.3 mi
- The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 16.3 mi
- Herb Garden: 16.3 mi
- North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 16.4 mi
- The Pilgrim Maiden: 0.1 mi
- William Bradford Statue: 0.2 mi
- Massasoit: 0.2 mi
- Pilgrim Mother Statue: 0.3 mi
- Myles Standish Legs: 10.4 mi
- Mayflower II: 0.4 mi
- Mayflower Experience: 0.4 mi
- Edaville: 9.2 mi
- Pembroke Herring Run: 11.0 mi
- Butterflies of Cape Cod: 13.4 mi
- High Cliff: 1.8 mi
- Lookout Point: 10.5 mi
- Peaked Cliff: 11.8 mi
- Fourth Cliff: 14.5 mi
- White Banks: 14.5 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 1.2 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 12.3 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 12.9 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 12.9 mi
- truck pull-off: 21.4 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 13.5 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 14.8 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 21.1 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Plymouth Light: 4.7 mi
- Pumphouse: 4.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 20.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Jabez Howland House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manomet Hill | ESE 117° | 114 m | 4.1 mi |
| Pine Hills | ESE 109° | 95 m | 4.0 mi |
| Monks Hill | W 279° | 83 m | 3.1 mi |
| Carolina Hill | NNW 344° | 77 m | 12.3 mi |
| Flagg Hill | SSE 169° | 64 m | 4.4 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | SSW 194° | 62 m | 3.3 mi |
| Sparrow Hill | WSW 256° | 61 m | 1.6 mi |
| Mountain Hill | SE 145° | 61 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth-kingston, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367780388
Day trips start here
- Carver · 7 mi
- Halifax · 11 mi
- Middleborough · 13 mi
- Wareham · 14 mi
- Bridgewater · 16 mi
- Rochester · 17 mi
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