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D.L. Moody Historic Marker

D.L. Moody Historic Marker from directly overhead

D.L. Moody Historic Marker is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Golden Teapot, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
D.L. MOODY CHRISTIAN EVANGELIST, FRIEND OF MAN, FOUNDER OF THE NORTHFIELD SCHOOLS. WAS CONVERTED TO GOD IN A SHOE STORE ON THIS SITE APRIL 21,1855”
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.35909, -71.05870

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Artworks
Museums
Historic sites
Parks
Gardens
Peaks
  • Beacon Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Copps Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Breeds Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Camp Hill: 1.3 mi
Beaches
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Corinha Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Short Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Nickerson Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Yirrel Beach: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 4.0 mi
  • Oak Lea: 4.1 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 4.2 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.5 mi
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 0.7 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 11.0 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.9 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 21.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Rock Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of D.L. Moody Historic Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW 243°100 m5.4 mi
Waban HillWSW 257°98 m6.0 mi
Cairn HillNNW 347°92 m6.1 mi
Mount WalleySW 229°91 m5.3 mi
Green HillSW 224°89 m5.4 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 250°86 m5.6 mi
Boojum RockNNW 347°83 m5.7 mi
Fisher HillWSW 244°81 m4.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238495868747366554536
Precip in3.43.24.23.63.23.93.33.23.64.03.74.3

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12222757743

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