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West India Goods Store

West India Goods Store from directly overhead

West India Goods Store is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Burrill Hill stands 87 m to the west-southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Derby House, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 9.4 miles off.

The term “West India Goods Store” was used in Salem as a generic term for a retail shop selling items from all over the world, not just the Caribbean. Captain Henry Prince (1764-1846) built this structure in the early 1800s.

The record

What the record says

Built
1800s
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Salem National Historic Site
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.52181, -70.88649

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Attractions
Parks
  • Hatches Wharf: 0.1 mi
  • Swiniuch Park: 0.1 mi
  • Central Wharf: 0.2 mi
  • Salem Common: 0.2 mi
  • Armory Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
  • The First Muster: 0.2 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Washington Arch: 0.2 mi
  • Roger Conant Statue: 0.2 mi
  • Salem Witch Trials Memorial: 0.3 mi
Artworks
Beaches
Gardens
  • Salem Community Gardens: 0.6 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Community Gardens: 5.2 mi
  • Herb Garden: 7.2 mi
Peaks
  • Ledge Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Gallows Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Coddon Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Green Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Burial Hill: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 51
Picnic sites: 22
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 18.2 mi
  • Oak Lea: 18.2 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 18.3 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 18.5 mi
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 5
  • Commissioners Landing: 14.8 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
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Rock Falls: 23.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Quarry Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Rail Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of West India Goods Store. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burrill HillWSW 247°87 m5.5 mi
Mount GileadWSW 248°77 m5.9 mi
Mount HermonWSW 250°76 m5.0 mi
Mount MoriahWSW 245°74 m6.3 mi
Waldens HillWNW 282°70 m6.7 mi
Witch HillNNW 332°70 m7.5 mi
Uptons HillWNW 290°69 m7.1 mi
Weetamoo CliffWSW 254°68 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

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).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272935455564716963524233
Precip in3.83.54.74.33.54.13.53.33.65.04.14.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marblehead, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000048OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/215898679

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