House Island
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
House Island is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the north-northeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Pump House Ruin, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 5.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2003-03-20
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 21.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 20.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 22.1 mi off the Coastal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Rock · 6 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 16 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pump House Ruin: 0.8 mi
- Cobb Memorial Bench: 3.7 mi
- Fort Sewall: 4.3 mi
- Fort Pickering: 4.7 mi
- Wall: 4.8 mi
- Misery Island Reservation: 0.9 mi
- Tuck's Point: 1.0 mi
- Masconomo Park: 1.5 mi
- Reed Park: 1.5 mi
- Dix Park: 2.0 mi
- Little Misery Island: 1.0 mi
- Welch Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Winthrop Field: 1.2 mi
- Bakers Island Lot: 1.3 mi
- Bennetts Brook Salt Marsh: 1.4 mi
- Singing Beach: 1.5 mi
- West Beach: 1.6 mi
- Graves Beach: 2.3 mi
- White Beach: 2.8 mi
- Black Beach: 3.1 mi
- Trask House Museum: 1.6 mi
- Museum of the Grand Army of The Republic: 4.8 mi
- Marblehead Police Museum: 4.8 mi
- John Canot House and Visitor Center: 5.0 mi
- Hammond Castle Museum: 5.1 mi
- Woodbury Hill: 1.8 mi
- Spy Rock: 1.9 mi
- Eagle Hill: 1.9 mi
- Great Hill: 2.1 mi
- Christian Hill: 2.3 mi
- Winslow II: 4.8 mi
- Cat Witch: 6.0 mi
- Communion with Us: 6.0 mi
- Love Child: 6.1 mi
- Garden Boy: 6.1 mi
- Derby Waterfront District: 5.7 mi
- Pickering Wharf: 5.9 mi
- Chambers Of terror: 5.9 mi
- Bell: 6.0 mi
- Real Pirates Salem: 6.0 mi
- Salem Community Gardens: 6.1 mi
- Ropes Garden: 6.4 mi
- Pickman Park Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- Cold Frames: 9.1 mi
- Formal Garden: 9.2 mi
- Town Head: 2.6 mi
- Half Tide Rocks: 4.2 mi
- Gregory Island: 4.6 mi
- Stage Head: 6.5 mi
- Bass Rocks: 8.7 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 6.8 mi
- Ramp: 11.9 mi
- Cistern: 11.9 mi
- Boathouse: 11.9 mi
- Utility Building: 12.0 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 22.7 mi
- Picnic Table: 23.1 mi
- Pine Knoll: 23.2 mi
- Oak Lea: 23.3 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 20.0 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 22.1 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 22.4 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Rail Spring: 15.2 mi
- Quarry Spring: 18.3 mi
- Lion's Spring: 22.8 mi
- Dogtown: 8.4 mi
- Haywardville: 16.9 mi
- Newbury Falls: 15.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of House Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ann | NNE 33° | 78 m | 4.8 mi |
| Red Rock | NNE 32° | 70 m | 5.2 mi |
| Morse Hill | NNE 19° | 62 m | 3.5 mi |
| Browns Hill | NW 321° | 61 m | 5.3 mi |
| Long Hill | NE 41° | 60 m | 3.2 mi |
| Eveleth Hill | NNW 345° | 57 m | 5.4 mi |
| Great Hill | NNW 339° | 56 m | 2.1 mi |
| Heap of Rocks Hill | NNE 29° | 55 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:28 | 16:14 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/428668017
Day trips start here
- Manchester · 2 mi
- North Shore · 3 mi
- Beverly · 5 mi
- Essex · 5 mi
- Marblehead · 5 mi
- Salem · 6 mi
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