Skip to content
Byway
Museum · Massachusetts

Old Harbor Life Saving Museum

Old Harbor Life Saving Museum from directly overhead

Old Harbor Life Saving Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 13 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ocean View Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 23 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

historic maritime rescue station and museum

Dates from 1896.

Wikidata Q15263794, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
13 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
National Park Service

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.08005, -70.21641
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Nature reserves
Peaks: 51
Parks: 48
  • Jerome Smith Field: 2.0 mi
  • Old Ann Page Park: 2.1 mi
  • Motta Field: 2.3 mi
  • Bas Relief Park: 2.4 mi
  • Town Hall Grounds: 2.5 mi
Museums: 33
Artworks: 26
  • stay: 2.2 mi
  • Hearing Trumpet: 2.4 mi
  • Big Bird: 2.4 mi
  • Torsion: 2.4 mi
  • Or As We So: 2.4 mi
Historic sites: 25
Attractions: 8
Lighthouses: 6
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnick Area: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Harbor Life Saving Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillSSE 157°165 m24.1 mi
Manomet HillWSW 241°114 m21.9 mi
Pine HillsWSW 242°95 m21.5 mi
Mountain HillSW 226°61 m24.1 mi
Telegraph HillW 276°61 m24.7 mi
Signal HillS 176°60 m24.0 mi
Telegraph HillWSW 236°55 m22.9 mi
Hio HillSW 229°54 m23.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:53
June solstice05:0619:3820:21
September equinox06:2918:0318:40
December solstice07:0715:2816:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339495968747366564637
Precip in4.84.25.84.73.73.83.53.64.35.04.44.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth-kingston, 26 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 75000159OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — Old Harbor U.S. Life Saving Station, reference 75000159, listed 08/18/75.

OpenStreetMap element way/170403832

More museums in Massachusetts

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore museums
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Old Harbor Life Saving Museum.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens