Plimoth Plantation
Plimoth Plantation is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the east-southeast, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Plymouth Long Beach, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 14 miles off.
The story
Plimoth Patuxet is a complex of living history museums in Plymouth, Massachusetts founded in 1947, formerly Plimoth Plantation. It replicates the original settlement of the Plymouth Colony established in the 17th century by the English colonists who became known as the Pilgrims. They were among the first people who emigrated to America to seek religious separation from the Church of England. It is a not-for-profit museum supported by administrations, contributions, grants, and volunteers. The recreations are based upon a wide variety of first-hand and second-hand records, accounts, articles, and period paintings and artifacts, and the museum conducts ongoing research and scholarship, including historical archaeological excavation and curation locally and abroad. In the English Village section of the museum, trained first-person ("historical") interpreters speak, act, and dress appropriately for the period, interacting with visitors by answering questions, discussing their lives and viewpoints, and participating in tasks such as cooking, planting, and animal husbandry. Third-person ("modern") interpreters answer guests' questions that the first-person interpreters cannot. The English Village represents the year 1627 through most of the museum season (which lasts from early April to late November), depicting day-to-day life and seasonal activities. In November, the English Village typically represents the year 1621, which is the year of the first Thanksgiving to take place in Plymouth Colony.
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Dates from 1947.
Wikidata Q1839461, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 14.2 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Plymouth Long Beach: 0.3 mi
- Plymouth Long Beach: 1.0 mi
- 898 State Road: 1.0 mi
- Plymouth Long Beach: 1.7 mi
- Russell Mill Pond: 1.7 mi
- Haskell Field: 1.6 mi
- Stephens Field: 1.8 mi
- Burton Park: 1.9 mi
- Training Green: 2.1 mi
- Brewster Gardens Park: 2.2 mi
- Stephens Field Beach: 1.8 mi
- Plymouth Beach: 2.5 mi
- Pilgrim Shorefront: 2.7 mi
- Saquish Beach: 4.4 mi
- Captain's Flats: 4.9 mi
- Pine Hills: 1.9 mi
- Manomet Hill: 2.0 mi
- Watson Hill: 2.1 mi
- Coles Hill: 2.3 mi
- Burying Hill: 2.4 mi
- Plymouth Rock: 2.3 mi
- National Monument to the Forefathers: 3.0 mi
- Myles Standish Cellar Hole: 5.3 mi
- Myles Standish Monument: 5.9 mi
- Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll: 11.6 mi
- Harlow Old Fort House: 1.9 mi
- Jabez Howland House: 2.2 mi
- The Plimoth Grist Mill: 2.3 mi
- Richard Sparrow House: 2.3 mi
- Jenney Museum: 2.3 mi
- The Pilgrim Maiden: 2.2 mi
- William Bradford Statue: 2.3 mi
- Massasoit: 2.3 mi
- Pilgrim Mother Statue: 2.3 mi
- Myles Standish Legs: 12.5 mi
- Hart Family Maze Garden: 14.4 mi
- Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 14.5 mi
- The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 14.5 mi
- Herb Garden: 14.5 mi
- North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 14.6 mi
- Mayflower II: 2.4 mi
- Mayflower Experience: 2.4 mi
- Edaville: 9.8 mi
- Butterflies of Cape Cod: 11.8 mi
- Herring Run: 12.0 mi
- High Cliff: 3.8 mi
- Lookout Point: 8.5 mi
- Peaked Cliff: 10.0 mi
- Hog Island: 14.9 mi
- White Banks: 15.6 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 1.9 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 11.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 14.7 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 14.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 19.5 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 11.9 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 13.5 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 23.1 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Plymouth Light: 4.6 mi
- Pumphouse: 4.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 20.7 mi
- Long Point: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Plimoth Plantation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manomet Hill | ESE 115° | 114 m | 2.0 mi |
| Pine Hills | E 98° | 95 m | 1.9 mi |
| Monks Hill | WNW 287° | 83 m | 5.2 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | SSE 161° | 82 m | 13.5 mi |
| Avery Hill | SSE 166° | 80 m | 14.7 mi |
| Carolina Hill | NNW 337° | 77 m | 13.9 mi |
| Flagg Hill | SSW 198° | 64 m | 3.5 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | SW 232° | 62 m | 3.5 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/29698935
Day trips start here
- Carver · 8 mi
- Halifax · 13 mi
- Wareham · 13 mi
- Middleborough · 14 mi
- Bridgewater · 18 mi
- Marion · 18 mi
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