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Clara Barton's Birthplace

Clara Barton's Birthplace from directly overhead

Clara Barton's Birthplace is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 166 m. Little Mugget Hill stands 328 m to the west, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates42.15550, -71.88072

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Rocky Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Taft Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Conlin Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Tinker Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Federal Hill: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Greenbiar Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
  • Carbuncle Park: 1.5 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
  • Treasure Land Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
  • Joslin Park: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 2.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 2.5 mi
  • Path Continues: 3.1 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 3.7 mi
  • Path Continues: 3.7 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 7.5 mi
  • IUI Garden for the Ages: 8.2 mi
  • Herb Garden: 11.6 mi
  • Small House Garden: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 23
  • Goddard Rocket: 4.2 mi
  • Orthodox Altar: 5.9 mi
  • Orson the Polar Bear: 6.3 mi
  • The Hand of Christ: 6.8 mi
  • Sigmund Freud: 7.2 mi
Beaches: 22
Museums: 21
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cargill Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 14.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Clara Barton's Birthplace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Mugget HillW 281°328 m4.7 mi
Long HillWNW 303°328 m5.1 mi
Carey HillN 349°327 m7.1 mi
Burncoat HillNW 325°327 m7.4 mi
Flat HillNW 308°324 m5.4 mi
Gately HillNW 323°312 m6.5 mi
Doane HillWNW 282°310 m7.3 mi
Leicester HillN 349°309 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1219:4520:28
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1415:3416:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465766717062504030
Precip in3.83.24.44.33.64.13.94.24.14.83.94.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12236162523

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