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Anna DeFronzo

Anna DeFronzo from directly overhead

Anna DeFronzo is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the north-northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Joseph Porzio Memorial Park, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

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Anna DeFronzo 1907-1998 "Mother, Activist, Community Leader" Leader of the legendary "The Maverick Street Mothers" in the late 1960s and 1970s, Anna DeFronzo was a powerful voice during a turbulent time in East Boston. As a neighborhood advocate, Anna or
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Coordinates42.36543, -71.02830

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Joseph Porzio Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Sumner/Lamson Playground: 0.2 mi
  • Brophy Park: 0.3 mi
  • Golden Stairs Terrace: 0.3 mi
  • Rockies Urban Wilds: 0.3 mi
Artworks
  • Fight the Rise: 0.2 mi
  • Rise: 0.3 mi
  • Ties: 0.5 mi
  • Hope and Resistance: 0.5 mi
  • Rising Tides: 0.6 mi
Museums
Gardens
Peaks
  • Camp Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Copps Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Mount Bellingham: 1.8 mi
  • Breeds Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Admiral's Hill: 1.9 mi
Attractions
Beaches
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Corinha Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Yirrel Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Short Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Revere Beach: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 49
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 5.2 mi
  • Oak Lea: 5.2 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 5.3 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.6 mi
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 2.3 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 12.2 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.2 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Rock Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Anna DeFronzo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cairn HillNNW 332°92 m6.2 mi
Mount WalleySW 235°91 m6.8 mi
Green HillSW 231°89 m6.9 mi
Boojum RockNNW 331°83 m5.9 mi
Fisher HillWSW 247°81 m6.2 mi
Corey HillWSW 254°80 m5.6 mi
Mount HoodN 358°79 m6.0 mi
Pinnacle RockNNW 333°76 m5.7 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:1115:3016:15

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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7977624940

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