- Elevation, modelled
- 41 m
- Tallest summit within 4.8 miles
- Whipple Hill110 m · 4.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway1.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.4072, -71.1198
The Cannon is a artwork in Massachusetts, at a modelled 41 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the northwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Walnut Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.8 miles of The Cannon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | NW 307° | 110 m | 4.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WNW 303° | 107 m | 3.2 mi |
| Zion Hill | NW 317° | 107 m | 4.5 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NW 319° | 105 m | 3.5 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | WNW 294° | 95 m | 3.5 mi |
| Cairn Hill | NNE 33° | 92 m | 3.1 mi |
| Wellington Hill | W 265° | 91 m | 3.7 mi |
| Bear Hill | N 9° | 91 m | 4.1 mi |
- 1.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 4.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 22.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 5 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 26 mi
- Eagle Rock · 26 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Walnut Hill: 0.0 mi
- Clarendon Hill: 0.4 mi
- Powder House Hill: 0.5 mi
- Winter Hill: 1.3 mi
- Spring Hill: 1.4 mi
Artworks
- Jumbo Statue: 0.1 mi
- Free Range Sculpture Garden: 0.8 mi
- Elfland: 0.8 mi
- George the Giraffe & Big Poppy: 1.0 mi
- Elly the Elephant: 1.0 mi
Gardens
- Alex's Place: 0.1 mi
- Tufts Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Bikeway Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Winthrop Street Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Native Pollinator Garden: 0.9 mi
Parks
- Grant Park: 0.3 mi
- Powderhouse Square: 0.4 mi
- Powder House Park: 0.5 mi
- Royall House Park: 0.6 mi
- Hodgkins-Curtin Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- Stephen Edward Conley: 0.4 mi
- Cradock Bridge: 0.9 mi
- Watson's Corner: 1.1 mi
- Cambridge Brick Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Shapiro Family Plaza: 1.3 mi
Museums
- Medford Historical Society: 0.9 mi
- Cooper-Frost-Austin House: 1.6 mi
- Somerville Historical Museum: 1.6 mi
- Cyrus Dallin Art Museum: 1.8 mi
- Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Mystic River Reservation: 1.4 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 1.4 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 1.4 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 1.4 mi
- Cooke's Hollow: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- Central Street Historical District: 2.0 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 2.0 mi
- Harvard Square: 2.3 mi
- 1899 MIT Observatory site: 2.9 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 3.0 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 3.4 mi
- Revere Beach: 6.9 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 7.0 mi
- Revere Beach: 7.1 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Crag 1: 3.1 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 4.6 mi
- Lunch Wall: 6.2 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 6.3 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 6.3 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Site 1: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 7.0 mi
- Valley Shelter: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 7.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 12.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.9 mi
- Rainshed: 12.9 mi
- Boston Light: 12.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 2.1 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 14.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 19.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 3.4 mi
- Rock Falls: 15.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Commissioners Landing: 4.1 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 4.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 7 mi away.
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