- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 7.6 miles
- Burrill Hill87 m · 5.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Essex Coastal Scenic Byway9.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.5219, -70.8875
Scale House is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled 5 m. Burrill Hill stands 87 m to the west-southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Public Stores, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 9.4 miles off.
used as a storage facility for scales and other equipment required to weigh cargo goods on ships. The scales were never used inside the building, but were carted and moved to the wharf and assembled alongside a vessel that had just returned.
- Built
- 1829
- Operated by
- Salem National Historic Site
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Scale House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burrill Hill | WSW 246° | 87 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Gilead | WSW 248° | 77 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Hermon | WSW 249° | 76 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Moriah | WSW 245° | 74 m | 6.2 mi |
| Waldens Hill | WNW 282° | 70 m | 6.7 mi |
| Witch Hill | NNW 333° | 70 m | 7.5 mi |
| Uptons Hill | WNW 291° | 69 m | 7.0 mi |
| Weetamoo Cliff | WSW 254° | 68 m | 5.8 mi |
- 9.4 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 15.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 14.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 24.4 mi off the Coastal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Rock · 12 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 16 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Public Stores: 0.0 mi
- Custom House: 0.0 mi
- Hawkes House: 0.0 mi
- Derby House: 0.0 mi
- West India Goods Store: 0.1 mi
- Chambers Of terror: 0.1 mi
- Derby Waterfront District: 0.1 mi
- Pickering Wharf: 0.1 mi
- Bell: 0.2 mi
- Real Pirates Salem: 0.3 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.2 mi
- The First Muster: 0.2 mi
- Roger Conant Statue: 0.2 mi
- Washington Arch: 0.2 mi
- Salem Witch Trials Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Collins Cove Beach: 0.4 mi
- Willow Ave Beach: 0.8 mi
- Glendale Cove Beach: 0.9 mi
- South Beach: 1.0 mi
- Pebble Beach: 1.0 mi
- Ledge Hill: 1.1 mi
- Gallows Hill: 1.3 mi
- Coddon Hill: 1.7 mi
- Green Hill: 2.0 mi
- Burial Hill: 2.1 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 12.6 mi
- Rainshed: 13.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.4 mi
- Boathouse: 13.4 mi
- Boston Light: 13.4 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 14.7 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 21.4 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 21.8 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 23.4 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 24.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.0 mi
- Newbury Falls: 15.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 23.0 mi
- Haywardville: 11.1 mi
- Dogtown: 14.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:28 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/New_York).
- OpenStreetMap record
- National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000048
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