Richard Sparrow House
Richard Sparrow House is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the east-southeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Jenney Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 16 miles off.
The story
historic house museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts
Wikidata Q7329174, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 16.1 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Jenny Pond Park: 0.1 mi
- Brewster Gardens Park: 0.2 mi
- Training Green: 0.2 mi
- Pilgrim Memorial State Park: 0.3 mi
- Bates Park: 0.4 mi
- Watson Hill: 0.1 mi
- Burying Hill: 0.2 mi
- Coles Hill: 0.3 mi
- Sparrow Hill: 1.4 mi
- Monks Hill: 3.0 mi
- Plymouth Rock: 0.3 mi
- National Monument to the Forefathers: 0.7 mi
- Myles Standish Cellar Hole: 3.7 mi
- Myles Standish Monument: 4.2 mi
- Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll: 10.0 mi
- Stephens Field Beach: 0.5 mi
- Plymouth Beach: 1.6 mi
- Captain's Flats: 3.5 mi
- Saquish Beach: 4.2 mi
- Standish Shore: 4.3 mi
- Plymouth Long Beach: 1.4 mi
- Plymouth Long Beach: 1.4 mi
- Plymouth Long Beach: 1.4 mi
- Plymouth Long Beach: 1.5 mi
- Plymouth Long Beach: 1.6 mi
- Jenney Museum: 0.0 mi
- The Plimoth Grist Mill: 0.0 mi
- 1749 Courthouse: 0.1 mi
- Jabez Howland House: 0.2 mi
- 1749 Spooner House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Hart Family Maze Garden: 16.3 mi
- Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 16.3 mi
- The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 16.4 mi
- Herb Garden: 16.4 mi
- North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 16.4 mi
- The Pilgrim Maiden: 0.2 mi
- William Bradford Statue: 0.3 mi
- Massasoit: 0.3 mi
- Pilgrim Mother Statue: 0.3 mi
- Myles Standish Legs: 10.2 mi
- Mayflower Experience: 0.4 mi
- Mayflower II: 0.4 mi
- Edaville: 9.1 mi
- Pembroke Herring Run: 10.9 mi
- Butterflies of Cape Cod: 13.5 mi
- High Cliff: 1.7 mi
- Lookout Point: 10.6 mi
- Peaked Cliff: 11.9 mi
- White Banks: 14.3 mi
- Fourth Cliff: 14.4 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 1.2 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 12.3 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 12.8 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 12.8 mi
- truck pull-off: 21.5 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 13.6 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 14.9 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 21.0 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Plymouth Light: 4.8 mi
- Pumphouse: 4.8 mi
- Crystal Spring: 20.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Richard Sparrow House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manomet Hill | ESE 116° | 114 m | 4.3 mi |
| Pine Hills | ESE 108° | 95 m | 4.2 mi |
| Monks Hill | W 280° | 83 m | 3.0 mi |
| Carolina Hill | NNW 345° | 77 m | 12.3 mi |
| Flagg Hill | SSE 167° | 64 m | 4.4 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | SSW 192° | 62 m | 3.2 mi |
| Sparrow Hill | WSW 254° | 61 m | 1.4 mi |
| Mountain Hill | SE 145° | 61 m | 9.8 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/215736788
Day trips start here
- Carver · 7 mi
- Halifax · 10 mi
- Middleborough · 13 mi
- Wareham · 14 mi
- Bridgewater · 16 mi
- Rochester · 17 mi
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