Nichols House Museum
Nichols House Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 30 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Myrtle the Turtle, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
The Nichols House Museum is a museum at 55 Mount Vernon Street on Beacon Hill in Boston, Massachusetts. The house in which it is located was designed by the architect Charles Bulfinch, and built by Jonathan Mason, the politician, in 1804. The building was renovated in 1830. The museum is named for Rose Standish Nichols (1872–1960), the renowned landscape gardener, suffragist, pacifist, and member of the Cornish Art Colony, who lived in the house between 1885 and 1960. She left the house to be used as a museum after her death. The museum preserves the lifestyle of the American upper class during Nichols' lifetime, with turn-of-the-century period rooms.
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Dates from 1804.
Wikidata Q7026564, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 30 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 23.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 1 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 24 mi
- Eagle Rock · 26 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Myrtle the Turtle: 0.1 mi
- Anne Hutchinson: 0.1 mi
- Henry Cabot Lodge: 0.1 mi
- John F. Kennedy: 0.1 mi
- Horace Mann: 0.1 mi
- Beacon Hill: 0.1 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.2 mi
- Copps Hill: 0.8 mi
- Breeds Hill: 1.3 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.7 mi
- Phillips School: 0.1 mi
- Museum of African American History: 0.1 mi
- William Hickling Prescott House: 0.2 mi
- Otis House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Russell Museum of Medical History and Innovation: 0.2 mi
- Guild Steps: 0.1 mi
- Acorn Street: 0.2 mi
- Frog Pond Carousel: 0.2 mi
- Granary Burying Ground: 0.2 mi
- National Historic Chemical Marker: 0.3 mi
- Louisburg Square: 0.1 mi
- Ashburton Park: 0.2 mi
- Temple Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Cardinal Cushing Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Old City Hall Grounds: 0.3 mi
- Beacon Hill Eagle Monument: 0.1 mi
- Massachusetts Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Robert Gould Shaw and Fifty-fourth Regiment Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial: 0.1 mi
- The Founders Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Tom White's Garden: 0.4 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.6 mi
- Bay Village Garden: 0.7 mi
- Golden Age Center: 0.7 mi
- Rose Kennedy Rose Garden: 0.7 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- Amory Woods: 2.5 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 2.6 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.7 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 2.9 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.9 mi
- Corinha Beach: 4.4 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.7 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.7 mi
- Short Beach: 4.9 mi
- Pererea Point: 4.3 mi
- Winthrop Head: 5.1 mi
- Moon Head: 5.4 mi
- Grovers Cliff: 5.4 mi
- Crag 1: 5.6 mi
- Pine Knoll: 3.8 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.9 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 4.0 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.6 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Boathouse: 9.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.2 mi
- Rainshed: 9.2 mi
- Boston Light: 9.2 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 0.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.8 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.1 mi
- Quarry Spring: 5.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.3 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.0 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.4 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.1 mi
- Haywardville: 7.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Nichols House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 241° | 100 m | 5.0 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 257° | 98 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 227° | 91 m | 5.0 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 222° | 89 m | 5.1 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 249° | 86 m | 5.3 mi |
| Boojum Rock | N 351° | 83 m | 5.7 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WSW 242° | 81 m | 4.3 mi |
| Corey Hill | WSW 252° | 80 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367781411
Day trips start here
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 0 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 0 mi
- Greater Boston · 0 mi
- Boston · 1 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 1 mi
- Boston/North End · 1 mi
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