Attraction · Massachusetts
USS Salem
USS Salem is an attraction in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the west-southwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1947
How to reach it
Coordinates42.24230, -70.97114
- 8.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 14.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 28.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 9 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 21 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
- Eagle Rock · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum: 0.0 mi
- Abigail Adams House Museum: 1.5 mi
- Quincy Historical Society Museum & Library: 2.0 mi
- Dorothy Quincy Homestead: 2.2 mi
- Josiah Quincy House: 3.0 mi
Parks
- Whiton Park: 0.3 mi
- Joy Hanlon and Malcolm MacNeil Soccer Fields: 0.3 mi
- Lovells Grove Park: 0.3 mi
- Avalon Beach: 0.4 mi
- King's Cove Park: 0.5 mi
Beaches
- Sailors Snug Harbor Beach: 0.7 mi
- Fire Station Beach: 0.9 mi
- Smith Beach: 1.0 mi
- Back Beach: 1.2 mi
- Rhoda Beach: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Wyman Hill: 0.8 mi
- Penns Hill: 1.3 mi
- King Oak Hill: 1.9 mi
- Whites Hill: 2.0 mi
- Presidents Hill: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Eaton's Pond Conservation Land: 1.0 mi
- Pratts Meadow: 1.6 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 2.1 mi
- Lincoln Street Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
- Stodders Neck: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- Military Monument: 1.2 mi
- Abagail Adams Cairn: 1.5 mi
- The Gazing Ball: 1.8 mi
- Ashwood Cemetery Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Ashwood Cemetery: 1.9 mi
Gardens
- Braintree Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Fogg Opera House Garden: 4.8 mi
- Olden's Community Horticulture Garden Set: 4.8 mi
- Olden's Horticulturale Community Garden Set: 4.8 mi
- Olden's Garden: 4.8 mi
Attractions
- John Adams Birthplace: 1.7 mi
- John Quincy Adams Birthplace: 1.7 mi
- United First Parish Church: 1.7 mi
- House Rock: 2.3 mi
- South Shore Model Railroad Club: 3.0 mi
Artworks
- John Hancock: 1.7 mi
- Abigail Adams: 1.8 mi
- John Adams: 1.8 mi
- Constitution Common: 2.1 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Rose Cliff: 2.1 mi
- Houghs Neck Great Hill: 2.4 mi
- Nut Island: 2.7 mi
- N Wall: 3.2 mi
- M Wall: 3.2 mi
Picnic sites: 39
- Babcock Arboretum: 2.9 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 5.0 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 7.3 mi
- Oak Lea: 7.5 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 7.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 7.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 7.2 mi
- Boston Light: 7.2 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 7.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 9.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 13.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 13.0 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 3.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 5.4 mi
- Quarry Spring: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of USS Salem. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickatawbut Hill | WSW 253° | 156 m | 4.8 mi |
| Hancock Hill | WSW 255° | 155 m | 6.6 mi |
| Fenno Peak | WSW 253° | 151 m | 4.7 mi |
| Buck Hill | WSW 250° | 151 m | 5.7 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | WSW 254° | 145 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | WSW 256° | 140 m | 6.8 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | WSW 253° | 133 m | 4.6 mi |
| Tucker Hill | WSW 251° | 133 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hingham, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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