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Jesus on Cross

Jesus on Cross from directly overhead

Jesus on Cross is an artwork in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the northwest, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is McDonald Playground, a park 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
concrete
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.36535, -71.22569

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • McDonald Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Anthony Bonica Park: 0.4 mi
  • Chemistry Station Park: 0.4 mi
  • Peter Gilmore Playground: 0.5 mi
  • Lowell Field: 0.6 mi
Gardens
  • Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Yvonne’s Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Bob's Island: 2.8 mi
  • Penniman Road Community Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Wildlife Habitat Garden: 4.7 mi
Peaks
  • Moffatt Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Mount Feake: 1.1 mi
  • Winthrop Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Mount Ida: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
  • World War I Honor Roll: 0.6 mi
  • Veterans Circle of Remembrance: 0.9 mi
  • Civil War Soldier's Monument: 0.9 mi
  • General Nathaniel P. Banks: 0.9 mi
  • The Hiker: 0.9 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Tree: 1.6 mi
  • The Three Freedoms: 1.8 mi
  • Light Of Reason: 1.9 mi
  • Caterpillar: 2.8 mi
  • Saint Ignatius Loyola: 3.6 mi
Attractions
Beaches
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Borggaard Beach: 7.4 mi
  • North Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 44
  • Lunch Wall: 3.3 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 3.6 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 3.7 mi
  • Lower Cliff: 3.9 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 3.9 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • Picnic Site 11: 2.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 2.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 12: 2.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 2.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 2.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 17.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Rock Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Jesus on Cross. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillNW 319°135 m2.2 mi
Little ProspectNW 312°133 m2.0 mi
Whipple HillNNE 22°110 m5.7 mi
Loring HillN 354°109 m5.1 mi
Doublet HillWSW 245°108 m2.7 mi
Granny HillN 3°108 m6.0 mi
Turkey HillNNE 30°107 m5.4 mi
Fullers HillNNW 340°105 m4.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4320:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1215:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968747365534334
Precip in3.93.64.54.33.64.23.53.74.05.04.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/825502380

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