- Elevation
- 33 m
- Tallest summit within 6.8 miles
- Rail Tree Hill111 m · 5.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:27local time
- Coordinates
- 42.4689, -71.3513
Minute Man Statue is a artwork in Massachusetts, at a recorded 33 m. Rail Tree Hill stands 111 m to the north-northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Old North Bridge site, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway runs past it.
- Elevation
- 33 m
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Minute Man Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rail Tree Hill | NNW 338° | 111 m | 5.3 mi |
| Nagog Hill | WNW 299° | 111 m | 5.4 mi |
| Annursnac Hill | WNW 285° | 110 m | 2.3 mi |
| Great Hill | W 270° | 109 m | 5.2 mi |
| Loring Hill | ESE 109° | 109 m | 6.2 mi |
| Pine Hill | SSE 153° | 106 m | 2.4 mi |
| Summer Hill | WSW 248° | 106 m | 6.6 mi |
| Hemlock Hill | NNE 16° | 105 m | 5.5 mi |
- On the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 16.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 25.2 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 29.0 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 16 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Old North Bridge site: 0.0 mi
- Concord Monument Square-Lexington Road Historic District: 0.5 mi
- The Quad: 0.7 mi
- Chapel Lawn: 0.7 mi
- Willard Common: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- 1836 Battle Monument: 0.1 mi
- Daniel Chester French grave: 0.5 mi
- Henry David Thoreau grave: 0.5 mi
- Nathaniel Hawthorne grave: 0.5 mi
- Melvin Memorial: 0.5 mi
Attractions
- Old Manse: 0.1 mi
- Egg Rock: 0.5 mi
- Little Women House: 1.1 mi
- Saw Mill Ruin: 1.3 mi
- Colonel Barrett House: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Poplar Hill: 0.3 mi
- Nashawtuc Hill: 0.8 mi
- Punkatasset Hill: 0.9 mi
- Buttricks Hill: 1.5 mi
- Holden Hill: 1.5 mi
Gardens
- Monument Square: 0.5 mi
- Planted Canoe: 1.5 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 2.2 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 2.2 mi
- Conantum Community Gardens: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Willard Common: 0.8 mi
- Willard Common Water Department Land: 0.8 mi
- Brengle Ham Field: 0.8 mi
- Ellen Emerson Grove: 0.8 mi
- C Courtney Comeau Land: 0.9 mi
Museums
- Ralph Waldo Emerson House: 0.9 mi
- Orchard House Business Office: 1.0 mi
- Bronson Alcott School of Philosophy: 1.1 mi
- Orchard House Museum: 1.1 mi
- Thoreau Cabin replica: 2.1 mi
Artworks
- Dream World: 3.3 mi
- Watershed: 3.3 mi
- Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories: 3.3 mi
- Archadian Gyro: 3.3 mi
- Lincoln: 3.3 mi
Beaches
- Stow Town Beach: 8.7 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 10.7 mi
- Baby Beach: 10.7 mi
- Memorial Beach: 11.3 mi
- Centennial Beach: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 43
- Farmers Cliff: 1.2 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 9.8 mi
- Lunch Wall: 12.9 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 13.2 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Picnic Site 1: 7.1 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 7.2 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 7.3 mi
- Valley Shelter: 7.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Commissioners Landing: 16.1 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.2 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.9 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Wamesit Falls: 11.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.1 mi
- The Falls: 23.5 mi
- Cascades: 23.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 8.2 mi
- Quarry Spring: 12.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 13.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 3 mi away.
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