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Fannie Farmer Memorial Plaque

Fannie Farmer Memorial Plaque from directly overhead

Fannie Farmer Memorial Plaque is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Turkey Hill stands 107 m to the west, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Hickey Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.42152, -71.09741

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
  • Mount Andrew: 0.3 mi
  • Pine Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Rock Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Wenepoykin Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Boojum Rock: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Cradock Bridge: 0.7 mi
  • The First Church in Malden: 1.3 mi
  • Nicholas L. Delano Memorial Fountain: 1.3 mi
  • FIrst National Bank of Malden: 1.5 mi
  • Silver mine: 1.8 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Sylvester Baxter Delta: 0.9 mi
  • Winthrop Street Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Alex's Place: 1.5 mi
  • Tufts Community Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Malden Youth Community Garden: 1.7 mi
Artworks
  • Rock spiral: 1.0 mi
  • Mystic Musical Fence: 1.5 mi
  • The Cannon: 1.5 mi
  • Jumbo Statue: 1.5 mi
  • Elly the Elephant: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • 1899 MIT Observatory site: 1.5 mi
  • Pickerel Rock: 1.9 mi
  • Hikmat home: 2.3 mi
  • Stone Chimney: 2.4 mi
  • Central Street Historical District: 3.0 mi
Beaches
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 23
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 8.0 mi
  • Oak Lea: 8.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 8.1 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 8.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Rock Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 24.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.6 miles of Fannie Farmer Memorial Plaque. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey HillW 281°107 m3.9 mi
Mount PisgahWNW 296°105 m3.8 mi
Mount GilboaW 276°95 m4.4 mi
Cairn HillNNE 20°92 m1.7 mi
Bear HillN 351°91 m3.1 mi
Horn Pond MountainNW 311°86 m4.1 mi
Winthrop HillN 350°84 m2.7 mi
Boojum RockNNE 30°83 m1.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11311016402

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