Old Gaol
Old Gaol is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Folger Hill stands 33 m to the east, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Mitchell House, a museum 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 30 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Dates from 1805.
Wikidata Q131924537, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 29.8 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Grove Lane: 0.6 mi
- Town Dock: 0.6 mi
- North Beach Street: 0.8 mi
- Hummock Pond: 1.0 mi
- The Creeks: 1.1 mi
- South Beach: 0.6 mi
- Childrens Beach: 0.7 mi
- Clean Shore: 0.7 mi
- Steps Beach: 1.0 mi
- Jetties Beach: 1.0 mi
- Historic Mitchell House: 0.1 mi
- Maria Mitchell Natural Science Museum: 0.1 mi
- Greater Light: 0.1 mi
- Fire Hose Cart House: 0.2 mi
- Thomas Macy House: 0.2 mi
- Greater Light Garden: 0.1 mi
- Lilly Pond: 0.3 mi
- Mill Hill Park: 0.4 mi
- Dead Horse Valley: 0.4 mi
- Lily Pond Park: 0.5 mi
- Popsquatchet Hills: 0.4 mi
- Sunset Hill: 0.6 mi
- Swain Hill: 1.8 mi
- Trots Hills: 2.2 mi
- Fudge Hill: 2.6 mi
- Soldier and Sailors Monument: 0.1 mi
- Abiah Folger Franklin Fountain: 1.0 mi
- Sankaty Head Light: 7.3 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Dwelling: 7.3 mi
- cannon: 22.1 mi
- Nantucket Cliffs: 1.1 mi
- Squam Head: 6.7 mi
- Sankaty Head: 7.4 mi
- Wasque Point: 18.6 mi
- Hadwen House Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Oldest House Kitchen Garden: 0.5 mi
- First Congregational Church Bell Tower Climb: 0.4 mi
- Big Bridge: 24.8 mi
- Brant Point Light: 1.0 mi
- Whale Tail: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Gaol. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folger Hill | E 90° | 33 m | 5.0 mi |
| Sampson Hill | WNW 289° | 28 m | 20.7 mi |
| Shawkemo Hills | E 87° | 26 m | 3.2 mi |
| Sauls Hills | E 91° | 23 m | 5.1 mi |
| Popsquatchet Hills | SW 234° | 22 m | 0.4 mi |
| Washaqua Hill | WNW 287° | 22 m | 19.9 mi |
| Macys Hill | E 89° | 19 m | 4.2 mi |
| Fudge Hill | E 81° | 18 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:36 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 15:31 | 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 | 33 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nantucket MEM AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/213832039
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