Historic site · Massachusetts
Battle Road Memorial
Battle Road Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the south, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle Road Woodlands, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 2.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.46480, -71.18798
- 2.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 10.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 22.7 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 27.5 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 10 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 27 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Whispering Hill: 0.6 mi
- Zion Hill: 0.8 mi
- Babylon Hill: 1.2 mi
- Horn Pond Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Whipple Hill: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Ryan Park: 0.7 mi
- Marvin Field: 1.2 mi
- Gonsalves Field: 1.2 mi
- Johnson Park: 1.4 mi
- West Side Field: 1.7 mi
Museums
- Woburn Municipal Waterworks Museum: 1.7 mi
- Munroe Tavern: 2.2 mi
- Hancock-Clarke House Museum: 2.2 mi
- Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library: 2.4 mi
- Buckman Tavern: 2.4 mi
Artworks
- Peace, Love, Music: 2.4 mi
- The Minute Man: 2.4 mi
- Washington The Free Mason: 2.4 mi
- watering trough: 2.6 mi
- Baldwin Green: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Battle Road Woodlands: 0.3 mi
- Shaker Glen Conservation Area: 0.3 mi
- Quail Run: 0.5 mi
- Loves Lane Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Shaker Glen: 0.9 mi
Historic sites: 58
- old homesite: 1.9 mi
- Woburn Honor Roll: 2.1 mi
- Cary Coovert: 2.1 mi
- Albert B Lester: 2.3 mi
- The "Something Is Being Done" Monument: 2.4 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 2.4 mi
- Baby Beach: 6.9 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 8.0 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 9.6 mi
- Revere Beach: 10.8 mi
Gardens: 55
- Wildlife Habitat Garden: 2.6 mi
- Idylwilde Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Courtyard: 4.4 mi
- The Kindness Rocks Project: 4.8 mi
- Winthrop Street Community Garden: 4.8 mi
Attractions: 51
- Bowman Tavern: 2.5 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 3.7 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 3.7 mi
- vernal pool: 4.3 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 4.6 mi
Cliffs: 43
- Bloody Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Crag 1: 5.9 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 5.9 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 9.1 mi
- Lunch Wall: 9.3 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Picnic Site 1: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 6.2 mi
- Valley Shelter: 6.4 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Boathouse: 17.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 17.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 17.9 mi
- Rainshed: 17.9 mi
- Boston Light: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 5.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 12.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 20.6 mi
- Newbury Falls: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 9.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.1 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 24.3 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 4.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 13.9 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 4.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.3 miles of Battle Road Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | S 172° | 110 m | 1.6 mi |
| Loring Hill | SW 234° | 109 m | 3.0 mi |
| Granny Hill | WSW 242° | 108 m | 1.9 mi |
| Zion Hill | SSE 147° | 107 m | 0.8 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SSE 161° | 107 m | 2.4 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | SE 139° | 105 m | 1.8 mi |
| Fullers Hill | SW 228° | 105 m | 4.5 mi |
| Robinson Hill | WSW 254° | 102 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford, 5 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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