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Boston and Lowell Railroad Memorial

Boston and Lowell Railroad Memorial from directly overhead

Boston and Lowell Railroad Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 26 m. Jeremy Hill stands 171 m to the north-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is New England Quilt Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

Park in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49475358, matched on coordinates and name (11 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
26 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.64620, -71.31173

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Liberty Tree Park: 0.1 mi
  • Roy Garage Rotunda: 0.1 mi
  • Derby Park: 0.1 mi
  • Whitler Park: 0.2 mi
  • Boarding House Park: 0.2 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Peaks
Beaches
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Pelham Town Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Willow St Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Baby Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Windham Town Beach: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 56
  • Gates Block Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Chelmsford Public Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Wildflower Meadows: 5.2 mi
  • Andover Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Tewksbury Community Garden: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 56
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 20
Picnic sites: 18
Waterfalls: 6
  • Wamesit Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Trap Falls: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 8.8 mi
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 12.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 16.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 19.5 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 21.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Mystery Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Rail Spring: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Boston and Lowell Railroad Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jeremy HillNNW171 m7.4 mi
Bush HillNNW152 m8.0 mi
Seavey HillNNW142 m5.4 mi
Prospect Hill (468')SW135 m8.2 mi
Merrill HillNW134 m7.4 mi
Cambridge HillNNW126 m6.7 mi
Gumpas HillNNW123 m6.1 mi
Robbins HillSSW122 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0819:4420:27
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1315:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867737164514031
Precip in3.63.24.34.13.84.43.94.03.95.03.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowell, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358269269

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