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Coast Guard Aviation Monument

Coast Guard Aviation Monument from directly overhead

Coast Guard Aviation Monument is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the west, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Ten Pound Island Lighthouse, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Inscription
In Honor of the Men Who Established Coast Guard Aviation In May of 1925 On Ten Pound Island in Gloucester Harbor Home of the First Continuously Operating Coast Guard Air Station...
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.61015, -70.66845

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Attractions
  • Greasy Pole: 0.1 mi
  • 7 Seas Whale Watch: 0.3 mi
  • Schooner Thomas E. Lannon: 0.3 mi
  • Schooner Adventure: 0.5 mi
  • Tablet Rock: 0.6 mi
Parks
  • Saint Peter's Square Park: 0.2 mi
  • Unitarian Unaversalist Churchyard: 0.2 mi
  • Sargent House Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Gus Foote Park: 0.3 mi
  • Governor's Park: 0.4 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Beaches
Peaks
  • Bond Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Wolf Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Ferry Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Railcut Hill: 1.6 mi
Gardens: 49
  • Cold Frames: 7.5 mi
  • Formal Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Rose Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 13.0 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 13.3 mi
Artworks: 44
Cliffs: 22
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 6
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 21.6 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 21.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 22.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 24.0 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Newbury Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 23.1 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Rail Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Coast Guard Aviation Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AnnW 271°78 m3.1 mi
Red RockW 278°70 m3.0 mi
Pool HillNNE 28°66 m3.7 mi
Morse HillW 263°62 m4.7 mi
Pigeon HillNNE 25°61 m4.7 mi
Browns HillW 271°61 m9.1 mi
Long HillWSW 247°60 m4.0 mi
Eveleth HillW 280°57 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0619:4220:25
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:1015:2716:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272835455564706962514133
Precip in3.73.64.64.23.54.03.43.43.85.04.04.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9409557162

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