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East Boston Vietnam Memorial

East Boston Vietnam Memorial from directly overhead

East Boston Vietnam Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the north-northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.0 miles off.

About

The story

Neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

Dates from 1836.

Wikidata Q1277756, matched on coordinates and name (320 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Inscription
DEDICATED IN GRATEFUL MEMORY TO THESE CITIZENS OF EAST BOSTON WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY WITH COURAGE AND HONOUR DURING THE VIETNAM WAR
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Coordinates42.37230, -71.04052

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans Park: 0.0 mi
  • London Street Park: 0.0 mi
  • Meridian-London Triangle: 0.1 mi
  • Albert "Junior" Lombardi Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Detective Walter E. Malone Square: 0.1 mi
Artworks: 60
  • Ties: 0.3 mi
  • Islands: 0.3 mi
  • Rising Tides: 0.3 mi
  • Pillar: 0.3 mi
  • Hope and Resistance: 0.3 mi
Museums
Gardens: 58
Peaks
  • Camp Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Copps Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Breeds Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Admiral's Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Mount Bellingham: 1.4 mi
Beaches
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Corinha Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Short Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Yirrel Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Revere Beach: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 54
  • LoPresti Park: 0.2 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Commemorative Relief of Noodle Island: 0.3 mi
  • Mothers of Maverick Street: 0.5 mi
  • Frederick J. Carey Monument: 0.6 mi
Attractions: 51
Cliffs: 49
Picnic sites: 22
  • Pine Knoll: 5.2 mi
  • Oak Lea: 5.3 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 5.4 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 7.1 mi
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Rock Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of East Boston Vietnam Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cairn HillNNW92 m5.5 mi
Mount WalleySW91 m6.6 mi
Boojum RockNNW83 m5.1 mi
Fisher HillWSW81 m5.9 mi
Corey HillWSW80 m5.2 mi
Mount HoodN79 m5.5 mi
Pinnacle RockNNW76 m5.0 mi
Gerry HillNNW76 m6.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5674331634

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