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Eliza Ballou Monument

Eliza Ballou Monument from directly overhead

Eliza Ballou Monument is a historic site in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 342 m. Little Monadnock Mountain stands 571 m to the north-northeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Bridge, a attraction 0.9 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 10 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Birthplace of President Garfield's mother
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.73374, -72.24494

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Richmond Town Forest - Allen Lot: 2.0 mi
  • Grant State Forest: 2.1 mi
  • Richmond Town Forest - Sheperdson Lot: 2.1 mi
  • Barden Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
  • Ehrich Forest: 2.7 mi
Parks
Historic sites
  • Royalston Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Cheshire Railroad Depot Monument: 7.0 mi
  • Troy WW1 Memorial: 7.1 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 7.1 mi
  • Troy Veterans Memorial: 7.1 mi
Museums: 32
  • Royalston Post Office: 5.1 mi
  • Royalston Historical Society: 5.1 mi
  • The Warwick Historical Society and Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Troy Station: 7.0 mi
  • Troy Historical Society: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 26
  • Stone Bridge: 0.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 11.5 mi
  • Path Continues: 11.6 mi
  • Path Continues: 11.6 mi
  • Path Continues: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 25
  • Jacob Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 5.9 mi
  • Table Rock: 10.9 mi
  • Black Precipice: 10.9 mi
  • Billings Fold: 11.2 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 1.1 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 4.8 mi
  • Silver Lake Beach: 9.2 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 13
  • South Royalston Chicken: 8.7 mi
  • Clyde II: 10.4 mi
  • Reaching: 13.4 mi
  • Aurora: 13.4 mi
  • Jennie B. Powers: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Royalston Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 6.3 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 13.9 mi
  • Wendell Community Garden: 14.9 mi
  • John Pierce Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Community Garden: 16.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Falcon Spring: 11.3 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 18.2 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Eliza Ballou Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Monadnock MountainNNE 27°571 m4.3 mi
Mount GraceWSW 243°491 m6.3 mi
The PinnacleNE 52°467 m5.6 mi
Grassy HillN 7°446 m2.5 mi
Bennetts KnobWSW 243°444 m6.1 mi
Brennan HillN 7°433 m6.7 mi
Attleboro MountainNW 313°427 m4.5 mi
Mayo HillWSW 246°418 m3.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1219:4820:31
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1715:3316:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634475968747264514030
Precip in3.62.93.93.53.54.54.64.34.34.73.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tully Lake, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12994351734

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