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Abiah Folger Franklin Fountain

Abiah Folger Franklin Fountain from directly overhead

Abiah Folger Franklin Fountain is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 19 m. Folger Hill stands 33 m to the east, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is West Chester Street, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 29 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q49471781, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
19 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.28373, -70.12492

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • West Chester Street: 0.2 mi
  • Nantucket Conservation Foundation: 0.4 mi
  • Grove Lane: 0.4 mi
  • Head Of Hummock Pond: 0.5 mi
  • Water Department Land: 0.6 mi
Beaches: 36
Museums: 16
Parks: 14
Peaks: 14
  • Popsquatchet Hills: 0.8 mi
  • Swain Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Sunset Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Trots Hills: 1.3 mi
  • Long Hill: 1.7 mi
Historic sites: 6
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 2
  • Oldest House Kitchen Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Hadwen House Gardens: 1.2 mi
Attractions: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Whale Tail: 21.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Abiah Folger Franklin Fountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Folger HillE 92°33 m6.0 mi
Sampson HillWNW 289°28 m19.7 mi
Shawkemo HillsE 90°26 m4.1 mi
Sauls HillsE 93°23 m6.1 mi
Popsquatchet HillsESE 121°22 m0.8 mi
Washaqua HillWNW 288°22 m18.9 mi
Macys HillE 92°19 m5.2 mi
Fudge HillE 87°18 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:53
June solstice05:0819:3620:18
September equinox06:2918:0318:40
December solstice07:0415:3116:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333438465462696964554639
Precip in3.22.83.83.63.03.02.73.03.64.43.83.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nantucket MEM AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/358279572

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