Ralph Waldo Emerson House
Ralph Waldo Emerson House is a museum in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 42 m. Goodman Hill stands 119 m to the south-southwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Ellen Emerson Grove, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
Concord, Massachusetts, listed on the NRHP in Massachusetts
Dates from 1828.
Wikidata Q7288218, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1828
- Elevation
- 42 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 15.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 26.0 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 29.1 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 15 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ellen Emerson Grove: 0.1 mi
- Mill Brook Meadow: 0.5 mi
- Thoreau Street Conservation Restriction: 0.6 mi
- Peter Spring Farm Cr: 0.7 mi
- C Courtney Comeau Land: 0.8 mi
- World War I Memorial: 0.4 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.4 mi
- The War of the Rebellion 1861-1865: 0.4 mi
- Melvin Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Daniel Chester French grave: 0.5 mi
- Orchard House Business Office: 0.4 mi
- Bronson Alcott School of Philosophy: 0.4 mi
- Orchard House Museum: 0.4 mi
- Thoreau Cabin replica: 1.2 mi
- Gropius House: 2.3 mi
- Concord Monument Square-Lexington Road Historic District: 0.4 mi
- Emerson Playground: 0.4 mi
- The Wayside: Home of Authors: 0.5 mi
- The Quad: 0.6 mi
- Chapel Lawn: 0.6 mi
- Monument Square: 0.4 mi
- Planted Canoe: 0.7 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 1.3 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 1.3 mi
- Conantum Community Gardens: 1.8 mi
- Little Women House: 0.4 mi
- Old Manse: 0.8 mi
- Egg Rock: 0.9 mi
- Thoreau Bean Field: 1.0 mi
- Thoreau Cabin site: 1.1 mi
- Poplar Hill: 0.8 mi
- Nashawtuc Hill: 1.1 mi
- Fairhaven Hill: 1.5 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.6 mi
- Punkatasset Hill: 1.7 mi
- Minute Man Statue: 0.9 mi
- Dream World: 2.4 mi
- Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories: 2.4 mi
- Watershed: 2.4 mi
- Archadian Gyro: 2.4 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 8.7 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 10.2 mi
- Baby Beach: 10.9 mi
- Memorial Beach: 11.2 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 11.2 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 2.0 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 4.0 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 9.4 mi
- Lunch Wall: 12.0 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 12.4 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 6.5 mi
- Valley Shelter: 6.7 mi
- Boathouse: 24.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 24.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 24.8 mi
- Rainshed: 24.8 mi
- Boston Light: 24.8 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 12.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 13.6 mi
- Cascades: 24.2 mi
- The Falls: 24.4 mi
- Rock Falls: 24.9 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 15.4 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 21.5 mi
- Mystery Spring: 9.1 mi
- Quarry Spring: 12.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 22.2 mi
- Haywardville: 12.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Ralph Waldo Emerson House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodman Hill | SSW 209° | 119 m | 6.5 mi |
| Nagog Hill | NW 304° | 111 m | 6.1 mi |
| Rail Tree Hill | NNW 338° | 111 m | 6.2 mi |
| Annursnac Hill | WNW 298° | 110 m | 3.0 mi |
| Loring Hill | ESE 103° | 109 m | 5.6 mi |
| Great Hill | W 278° | 109 m | 5.7 mi |
| Granny Hill | E 93° | 108 m | 6.3 mi |
| Pine Hill | SSE 152° | 106 m | 1.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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 | 28 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000365OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/212583263
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