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American Legion Beach

American Legion Beach from directly overhead

American Legion Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Holt Hill stands 128 m to the south, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Joseph P McDonough Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1948
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.68944, -71.10792

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Weir Hill Reservation: 0.4 mi
  • North Andover Town Common: 0.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • Beckys Pond: 1.3 mi
  • Carl Thomas Playground: 1.6 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Mine of Lost Souls: 10.1 mi
  • Kiddie Canoes: 10.1 mi
  • Policy Pond Log Flume: 10.1 mi
  • Pirate Ship: 10.1 mi
  • Rock Wall: 10.1 mi
Beaches
  • Stevens Pond Beach: 0.1 mi
  • Middleton Town Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Hood Pond Community Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Baby Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Willow St Beach: 11.2 mi
Peaks
  • Weir Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Osgood Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Mills Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Town Farm Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Den Rock: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Joseph P McDonough Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Stevens Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Phillips Brooks Statue: 0.5 mi
  • The Bridge: 0.5 mi
  • Bulrushes Foundation: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks: 56
  • Bicentennial Statue: 3.0 mi
  • Armillary Sphere: 3.2 mi
  • Pieta: 7.5 mi
  • muster: 8.8 mi
  • Wamesit Indian Statue: 9.1 mi
Gardens: 55
  • Georgetown Community Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Andover Community Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Tewksbury Community Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 23
Picnic sites: 18
Rest areas: 9
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 7.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 8.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 10.4 mi
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 13.0 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Newbury Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Great Falls: 21.8 mi
Springs: 5
  • Rail Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 22.0 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of American Legion Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Holt HillS128 m3.3 mi
Mills HillS121 m1.3 mi
Town Farm HillESE117 m1.4 mi
Boston HillSSE117 m3.1 mi
Claypit HillSSE116 m1.9 mi
Spicket HillNNW112 m7.9 mi
Baldpate HillENE107 m4.9 mi
Ames HillWSW106 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0719:4420:27
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1215:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867737264524233
Precip in2.92.43.43.63.44.03.53.03.74.13.53.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lawrence Muni AP, 2 mi away.

Tides

Mean tidal range 5.72 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Riverside, MA, 6 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/157419760

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