Historic site · Massachusetts
Cradock Bridge
Cradock Bridge is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the west-northwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Medford Square, a park 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Cradock Bridge 1638-1880
How to reach it
Coordinates42.41748, -71.11044
- 1.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 5.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 22.1 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 5 mi
- Eagle Rock · 25 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 27 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Medford Square: 0.1 mi
- Riverside Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Clippership Park: 0.1 mi
- Krystle Campbell Peace Garden: 0.2 mi
- Royall House Park: 0.4 mi
Museums
- Medford Historical Society: 0.1 mi
- Somerville Historical Museum: 2.1 mi
- Cyrus Dallin Art Museum: 2.1 mi
- Cooper-Frost-Austin House: 2.4 mi
- Jason Russell House: 2.5 mi
Artworks: 60
- Jumbo Statue: 0.8 mi
- The Cannon: 0.9 mi
- Rock spiral: 1.1 mi
- Free Range Sculpture Garden: 1.5 mi
- Elfland: 1.6 mi
Gardens: 59
- Winthrop Street Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Alex's Place: 0.9 mi
- Tufts Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Bikeway Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Native Pollinator Garden: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Walnut Hill: 0.8 mi
- Rock Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mount Andrew: 1.0 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.1 mi
- Powder House Hill: 1.2 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 3.0 mi
- Revere Beach: 6.4 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 6.4 mi
- Short Beach: 6.8 mi
- Corinha Beach: 7.3 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Fannie Farmer Memorial Plaque: 0.7 mi
- The Supreme Sacrifice: 1.5 mi
- Sagamore John Memorial / Native Burial Spot: 1.5 mi
- Pomp's Wall: 1.5 mi
- Paul Revere Park: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Mystic River Reservation: 1.4 mi
- Brooks Estate: 1.8 mi
- Brooks Parkhurst Town Forest: 2.0 mi
- Cooke's Hollow: 2.1 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 2.2 mi
Attractions: 51
- 1899 MIT Observatory site: 2.1 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 2.2 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 2.3 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 2.4 mi
- Stone Chimney: 2.8 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Crag 1: 2.2 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 3.8 mi
- Lunch Wall: 7.0 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 7.1 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 7.2 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 7.6 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 7.6 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 7.6 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Boathouse: 12.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.8 mi
- Rainshed: 12.8 mi
- Boston Light: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 2.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 16.0 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 17.4 mi
- Newbury Falls: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 1.3 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 14.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Commissioners Landing: 4.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 3.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.6 miles of Cradock Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | WNW 295° | 110 m | 4.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WNW 288° | 107 m | 3.4 mi |
| Zion Hill | NW 306° | 107 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NW 305° | 105 m | 3.4 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | WNW 281° | 95 m | 3.8 mi |
| Cairn Hill | NNE 33° | 92 m | 2.3 mi |
| Bear Hill | N 3° | 91 m | 3.4 mi |
| Wellington Hill | WSW 256° | 91 m | 4.2 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 | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 7 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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