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1965 Freedom Plaza

1965 Freedom Plaza from directly overhead

1965 Freedom Plaza is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is The Embrace, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.4 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2023-01-13

How to reach it

Coordinates42.35494, -71.06435

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
  • Flagstaff Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Copps Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Breeds Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Camp Hill: 1.7 mi
Parks
  • Ashburton Park: 0.3 mi
  • Boston Public Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Oxford Place Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Lincoln Square: 0.3 mi
  • Old City Hall Grounds: 0.3 mi
Beaches
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Corinha Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Tenean Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Nickerson Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Yirrel Beach: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 51
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 22
  • Pine Knoll: 3.6 mi
  • Oak Lea: 3.7 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 3.8 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.4 mi
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Rock Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of 1965 Freedom Plaza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW100 m5.0 mi
Waban HillW98 m5.7 mi
Mount WalleySW91 m4.9 mi
Green HillSW89 m5.0 mi
Chestnut HillWSW86 m5.3 mi
Boojum RockN83 m5.9 mi
Fisher HillWSW81 m4.2 mi
Corey HillWSW80 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1132661865

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