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Memorial Beach

Memorial Beach from directly overhead

Memorial Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 74 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the east-southeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Beach Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
74 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.37449, -71.53115

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Memorial Beach Park: 0.0 mi
  • Simpson Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Simpson Road Park: 0.3 mi
  • Colaianni Playground: 0.9 mi
  • Stevens Street Land: 1.5 mi
Peaks
Gardens
Attractions
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 1.6 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 2.6 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 2.7 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 2.7 mi
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
  • John Brown Bell: 2.0 mi
  • Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 2.2 mi
  • Old Well: 3.3 mi
  • Old Foundation: 3.5 mi
  • Hermit Cave: 3.8 mi
Museums
Artworks
Beaches: 33
  • Centennial Beach: 0.2 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 20
Picnic sites: 20
  • Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 14.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 14.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 14.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 7: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascades: 18.6 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 23.7 mi
  • Trap Falls: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 13.4 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 21.9 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 23.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of Memorial Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillESE 115°183 m4.6 mi
Sligo HillSW 226°172 m2.7 mi
Pleasant HillSSW 211°164 m2.7 mi
Fairmount HillSSW 203°161 m2.6 mi
Jericho HillSSW 207°161 m3.6 mi
West HillWSW 238°160 m2.4 mi
Bear HillSW 231°154 m3.2 mi
Wheeler HillWNW 288°154 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4520:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/226321270

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