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Carroll A. DeSilver

Carroll A. DeSilver from directly overhead

Carroll A. DeSilver is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Windmill Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 3.4 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
In Memory Of Carroll A. DeSilver U.S. Coast Guard, Born Aug. 27, 1921 Lost in Action Sept. 9, 1942. Erected 1951
Getting there

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Coordinates41.65703, -70.20448
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Windmill Park: 0.4 mi
  • Wampanoag Road Park: 0.8 mi
  • Matachee Road Park: 1.0 mi
  • Matachee Road Park: 1.0 mi
  • Wings Grove Beach & Park: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
Peaks: 59
  • German hill: 2.3 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Black Ball Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Hokum Rock: 5.4 mi
  • Signal Hill: 5.4 mi
Museums: 43
Historic sites: 40
  • Baxter Grist Mill: 2.9 mi
  • John F Kennedy Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • American Legion Post 206: 4.0 mi
  • Sachem Iyanough: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 21
  • Pirates Cove: 1.0 mi
  • Jump On Us!: 2.5 mi
  • Putter's Paradise: 3.0 mi
  • Wackenhammer's Clockwork Arcade and Carousel: 4.4 mi
  • Grand Slam Entertainment: 5.8 mi
Gardens: 14
  • Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Mashpee Community Garden: 14.5 mi
  • Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 14.9 mi
  • McInnes Garden: 16.7 mi
  • Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 13
Rest areas: 11
  • truck pull-off: 2.4 mi
  • truck pull-off: 2.7 mi
  • rest area: 3.0 mi
  • truck pull-off: 4.6 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 4.8 mi
Lighthouses: 11
Artworks: 10
Picnic sites: 4
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Picnick Area: 12.0 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 20.0 mi
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 20.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carroll A. DeSilver. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillNE 51°165 m11.2 mi
Pine HillW 281°93 m19.0 mi
Telegraph HillWNW 290°85 m15.5 mi
Flatrock HillWNW 291°82 m18.5 mi
Avery HillWNW 286°80 m19.0 mi
Discovery HillWNW 289°77 m14.4 mi
Deer Horn HillW 271°71 m19.8 mi
Discovery HillWNW 292°61 m19.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:53
June solstice05:0719:3720:19
September equinox06:2918:0318:40
December solstice07:0515:2916:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323338475766737264554537
Precip in3.93.24.33.93.43.12.73.33.84.34.14.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hyannis Barnstable Muni AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9409501472

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