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Scale House

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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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burrill HillWSW 246°87 m5.5 mi
Mount GileadWSW 248°77 m5.8 mi
Mount HermonWSW 249°76 m5.0 mi
Mount MoriahWSW 245°74 m6.2 mi
Waldens HillWNW 282°70 m6.7 mi
Witch HillNNW 333°70 m7.5 mi
Uptons HillWNW 291°69 m7.0 mi
Weetamoo CliffWSW 254°68 m5.8 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Peaks
Lighthouses: 20
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4220:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

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