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Establishment Marker

Establishment Marker from directly overhead

Establishment Marker is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Colonial Second Church of Christ Ruins, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 12 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
HERE SECOND CHURCH OF CHRIST illegible FIRST illegible BEFORE MAY ? 1722
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.17446, -70.95121

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Foff Library Front Park: 0.0 mi
  • Fogg Library Side Park: 0.0 mi
  • Fogg Library Rear Park: 0.0 mi
  • Library Parkinglot Park: 0.0 mi
  • Old South Union Church Garden Park: 0.0 mi
Artworks
Museums
Peaks
  • Pine Hills: 1.7 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Farm Hills: 2.3 mi
  • Penniman Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Mullein Hill: 2.9 mi
Gardens: 56
Beaches
Nature reserves
Attractions: 51
Cliffs: 46
Historic sites: 32
Picnic sites: 22
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 0.2 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 7.4 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 11.3 mi
  • Oak Lea: 11.5 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 5
  • Westwood Rest Area: 11.0 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 14.2 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 20.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.0 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 19.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chickatawbut HillWNW156 m6.5 mi
Fenno PeakWNW151 m6.4 mi
Buck HillWNW151 m6.9 mi
Nahanton HillWNW145 m6.4 mi
Kitchamakin HillWNW133 m6.4 mi
Tucker HillWNW133 m7.4 mi
Hawk HillWNW120 m6.4 mi
Boyce HillWNW115 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4220:24
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1015:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238485867737265544435
Precip in4.54.05.44.63.84.03.63.83.95.24.45.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hingham, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6763189632

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