Historic site · Massachusetts
F-86 Sabre
F-86 Sabre is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the south-southeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Stumpjumper, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Static Display of an Air Force F-86 Sabre
How to reach it
Coordinates42.46198, -71.27984
- 0.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 13.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 26.4 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 26.3 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 13 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Flightline Park: 0.2 mi
- Integration Park: 0.3 mi
- FIt Trail Park and Playground: 0.3 mi
- Recreation Area: 0.3 mi
- Eliot Park: 1.0 mi
Museums
- Budd Rail Diesel Car: 1.7 mi
- Boston & Maine Railroad Freight House: 1.7 mi
- Hancock-Clarke House Museum: 2.7 mi
- Buckman Tavern: 2.7 mi
- Orchard House Museum: 2.8 mi
Artworks
- The Patriot: 2.0 mi
- Rembering Center School: 2.0 mi
- Dance Rhythm: 2.1 mi
- Watershed: 2.6 mi
- Street Ball: 2.7 mi
Peaks
- Reservoir Hill: 0.5 mi
- Katahdin Hill: 0.9 mi
- Hartwells Hill: 1.3 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.4 mi
- Fiske Hill: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Hartwell Avenue Conservation Restriction: 0.8 mi
- Katahdin Woods: 1.0 mi
- Hartwell Brook Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
- Ricci Farm: 1.2 mi
- Evergreen Meadows Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 58
- Stumpjumper: 0.1 mi
- Josiah Nelson House Site: 0.9 mi
- Thomas Nelson Jr. House Site: 0.9 mi
- British Grave Near Bloody Angle: 1.0 mi
- Ebenezer Fiske House Site: 1.5 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 7.0 mi
- Baby Beach: 8.6 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 10.2 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 11.6 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 11.8 mi
Gardens: 56
- The Kindness Rocks Project: 1.9 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 2.0 mi
- Memorial Garden: 2.0 mi
- Idylwilde Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Courtyard: 2.9 mi
Attractions: 51
- Paul Revere Capture Site: 0.9 mi
- Bloody Angle: 1.0 mi
- vernal pool: 1.6 mi
- Thoreau Farm - Birthplace of Henry David Thoreau: 1.7 mi
- RR Semaphore: 1.7 mi
Cliffs: 45
- Bloody Bluff: 1.2 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 4.6 mi
- Lunch Wall: 10.4 mi
- Crag 1: 10.4 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Picnic Site 1: 4.8 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 5.1 mi
- Valley Shelter: 5.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Commissioners Landing: 12.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.5 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 21.9 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 25.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Boathouse: 21.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 21.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 21.9 mi
- Rainshed: 21.9 mi
- Boston Light: 21.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 9.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 10.5 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 10.4 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 11.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 9.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of F-86 Sabre. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | SSE 165° | 135 m | 5.2 mi |
| Little Prospect | SSE 167° | 133 m | 5.5 mi |
| Whipple Hill | ESE 106° | 110 m | 5.1 mi |
| Annursnac Hill | W 281° | 110 m | 6.0 mi |
| Loring Hill | SE 126° | 109 m | 2.7 mi |
| Granny Hill | ESE 102° | 108 m | 3.1 mi |
| Zion Hill | E 95° | 107 m | 5.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ESE 111° | 107 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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 | 28 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5258105743
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