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Revere Beach

Revere Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the west-northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Neponset Street Mini Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 6.1 miles off.

The story

Revere Beach is a public beach in Revere, Massachusetts, measuring over three miles (4.8 km) long and located about five miles (8 km) north of downtown Boston. In 1875, a rail link was constructed to the beach, leading to its increasing popularity as a summer recreation area. In 1896, the land was claimed for public use and redeveloped to accommodate large crowds while maintaining the natural scenery, thereby becoming the first public beach in the United States. It is still easily accessible from Boston by the MBTA subway's Blue Line, and can accommodate as many as one million visitors in a weekend during its annual sand sculpture competition. The Revere Beach Reservation and Revere Beach Reservation Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Wikidata Q2146799, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.41594, -70.98594

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Neponset Street Mini Park: 0.3 mi
  • Della Russo Park: 0.5 mi
  • Jacob's Park: 0.6 mi
  • Elizabeth A. Doris Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Oak Island Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
Peaks
  • Youngs Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Fennos Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Fennos Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Orient Heights: 2.0 mi
  • Baker Hill: 2.3 mi
Gardens
  • SeaCoast Community Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Anita's Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Chelsea Community Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Herb Garden: 3.8 mi
  • 6 Chelsea Terrace: 3.9 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Cliffs: 52
Picnic sites: 23
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 9.3 mi
  • Oak Lea: 9.3 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 9.4 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 10.1 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Rock Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 6.0 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 16.3 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 23.1 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 23.1 mi
Springs: 4
  • Quarry Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 24.4 mi
  • Rail Spring: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Revere Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cairn HillWNW 292°92 m5.5 mi
Castle RockNNW 329°87.2 m5.8 mi
Burrill HillN 0°87 m5.1 mi
Boojum RockWNW 288°83 m5.2 mi
Crow HillNNW 331°82.9 m5.8 mi
Mount HoodNW 316°79 m3.4 mi
Whip HillWNW 303°79 m6.1 mi
Mount GileadN 356°77 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4220:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238495868747366554536
Precip in3.43.24.23.63.23.93.33.23.64.03.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 4 mi away.

Mean tidal range 9.56 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Chelsea St. Bridge, Chelsea River, MA, 3 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/498135559

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