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Rebecca Nurse Homestead

Rebecca Nurse Homestead from directly overhead

Rebecca Nurse Homestead is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Burrill Hill stands 87 m to the south-southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Tapley Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 9.4 miles off.

About

The story

building in United States of America

Wikidata Q7301849, matched on coordinates and name (4 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.55822, -70.95037

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tapley Park: 0.1 mi
  • Stone Street Playground: 0.4 mi
  • Lawrence Street Playground: 0.8 mi
  • Danvers Square: 0.9 mi
  • Training Field: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Whipple Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Mount Pleasant: 1.0 mi
  • Lindall Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Dales Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Buxton Hill: 1.9 mi
Gardens
  • Community Gardens: 1.1 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 4.4 mi
  • Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 5.3 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Salem Cat Museum: 3.2 mi
  • Connors Farm: 3.5 mi
  • BlackCraft Haunt: 3.7 mi
  • Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery: 3.8 mi
  • Bell: 3.9 mi
Artworks
Beaches
Cliffs: 49
Picnic sites: 23
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • Picnic Table: 15.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 18.8 mi
  • Oak Lea: 18.9 mi
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 6
  • Commissioners Landing: 15.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 17.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 18.6 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 19.3 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascade Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 24.7 mi
  • Rock Falls: 24.9 mi
Springs: 5
  • Quarry Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Rail Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.5 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Rebecca Nurse Homestead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burrill HillSSW 201°87 m5.0 mi
Mount GileadSSW 205°77 m5.2 mi
Mount HermonSSW 199°76 m4.5 mi
Wills HillNW 306°75 m4.6 mi
Great HillN 4°75 m6.2 mi
Mount MoriahSSW 205°74 m5.7 mi
Bald HillNNW 331°74 m6.3 mi
Waldens HillWSW 251°70 m3.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037475766727163524334
Precip in3.22.94.24.33.43.83.53.33.64.54.04.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly Muni AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/100083202

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